The aureus, the gold coin currency used in ancient Rome, was issued by Brutus and his friends a year or two after they assassinated Roman ruler Caesar in 44 BC, he said. The coin, which weighs ...

An ancient gold coin with an image of the Roman leader Sponsian, once thought to be a fake emperor, has been now proven real. Credit: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow / Public Domain A ...

Gold coins have been the ultimate treasure, the symbol of wealth and power for thousands of years. Some of these ancient ...

England’s Worcestershire county is raising funds to acquire a 2,000-year old trove of Iron Age and Roman gold coins that turned up last year in Leigh and Bransford. Dubbed the Worcestershire ...

I particularly prize coins minted by ancient Jewish polities. These coins were issued by the Hasmoneans (140-37 BCE), the Jews while under Roman (Herodian) rule (37 BCE-66 CE), the Jews during the ...

The aureus, the gold coin currency used in ancient Rome, was issued by Brutus and his friends a year or two after they assassinated Roman ruler Caesar in 44 BC, he said. The coin, which weighs eight ...