Apollodotus II is known for issuing bilingual coins with Greek and Kharosthi (script) inscriptions called drachmas, which had ...

Excavations in Vadnagar, Gujarat, revealed coin moulds used for creating replicas of Indo-Greek coins, indicating the town's ...

Vadnagar in Gujarat holds historical surprises. Excavations from 2014 to 2024 revealed coin moulds of Indo-Greek king Apollodotus II. These moulds dated centuries after the coins were minted. Experts ...

Ahmedabad: During the excavation at Vadnagar, which lasted for a decade from 2014 to 2024, one of the finds that surprised ...

Nearly 1,500 years ago, inhabitants of Vadnagar town in present-day Gujarat began “reproducing” a popular coin of an Indo-Greek ruler using terracotta moulds, replacing the original die-struck coins ...

In a significant step toward deepening cultural collaboration, Italy will return 145 ancient Greek coins, discovered on Kos in 1929–30 and currently held in Rome’s Archaeological Museum, to Greece.

Italy’s Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli meets Lina Mendoni in Athens and pledges cooperation for the return of the ...

Archaeologists uncovered the ancient Greek agora of Hyllarima in Turkey, revealing ancient Hellenistic shops and public ...

Unlike die-struck originals, these moulds suggest a casting method, likely driven by the Drachma’s enduring trade value along ...

Coin bearing the Greek name Alexander. Credit: PHGCOM / CC BY-SA 4.0 A hidden gold coin collection tucked inside the wall of a small French home has fetched nearly $3.5 million at auction, astonishing ...

A Metal Detectorist Found an Ancient Gold Coin That May Mark the Rise of Christianity “The new coin straddles two eras, the Pagan and the Christian.” By Tim Newcomb Published: Jun 12, 2025 8: ...

Part of a road in Cyprus collapsed, revealing a long-forgotten tomb from about 2,000 years ago, officials said. Photos show its artifacts. Photo from the Department of Antiquities and Museums of the ...