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 ...

The late 20th-century find of third-century A.D. Roman gold coins and an ancient gold plate, dubbed "The Lava Treasure," is back in the news. The hoard is the largest ever found in northern Spain and ...

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 ...