The collection of 748 gold and silver coins is estimated to date from as early as 206 BC through to the Roman emperor Claudius in 46/47 AD. Mr Ridgway said: 'I was inspired by my childhood hero ...

A trove of 27 silver Roman coins, dating back to the 1st century BC, has been unearthed during restoration work at the Acropolis of San Marco and Santa Teresa, according to the Sicilian government.

Intrigued, they dug around and found several more coins under a nearby boulder, officials said. In total, archaeologists found 27 ancient Roman coins. The silver artifacts were minted in Rome and ...

ROME, Sept 2 (Reuters) - A rare haul of 27 silver Roman coins dated between 94 and 74 BC has been discovered on the remote island of Pantelleria, the Sicily region said on Monday. The discovery ...

Posted by regionesiciliana on The coins had been minted in Rome and were silver "denarii", the standard Roman coin for hundreds of years, the statement said. At this time, a single denarius was eq ...

Archaeologists in Bulgaria have discovered a medieval house that contained even older gold coins, which date to the reign of ...

"I couldn’t believe that over the next three hours of searching, I found 160 more Roman silver coins, with a few of the coins stuck to pottery fragments. "I knew I had made an important ...