Coin of ancient Greek Queen of India, Agathoclea Theotropus. Image Credits: CNG Coins via Wikipedia, CC-BY-SA-3.0. Unlike kings, there have been only very few queens throughout world history who have ...

MAEBASHI--Archaeologists uncovered an estimated 100,000 ancient coins, some of which are of Chinese origin and are more than 2,000 years old. The coins were tied together in bundles with straw ...

a coin could be produced of the same weight but no longer of the same value. Some currency was only honored within its own city walls, but trustworthy money encouraged trade. Athens had the biggest ...

The old cliché about finding rare and valuable coins is that you should start by digging around in your sofa. That’s not necessarily bad advice. However, chances are the only loose change you ...

Gold, with its high value, was unsuitable for small transactions and gold coins were usually only issued in an emergency.

the researcher found it has similarities with the silphion plant which line up with old botanical texts and images of the plant on Ancient Greek coins. Ancient silver coin from Cyrene depicting ...

The ruins of an ancient Greek ... A gold ring, a coin and a scepter depicting a winged cupid were also unearthed. A gold ring found at the site Photo from the Greek Ministry of Culture Gold ...