During the French Revolution, coins and medals were struck with revolutionary symbols, conveying ideals of liberty, equality, ...

The custom of throwing coins into the Trevi Fountain has very ancient roots, dating back to the times of the ancient Romans, ...

A few decades and countless Roman coins later, it is safe to say that from that moment my imagination was captured. Made ...

A diver made a rare discovery while exploring a seabed off the coast of Sardinia, Italy: 30,000 to 50,000 ancient Roman coins that may be evidence of a nearby hidden shipwreck more than a thousand ...

Later, Croesus introduced pure gold and pure silver coins. In ancient Rome, the gold coin known as the aureus was introduced ...

Over 30,000 bronze coins, possibly from a 4th Century shipwreck, have been found off the coast of Sardinia. Italy’s Ministry of Culture said in a statement that the pieces were “in an ...

reflecting the values and concerns of the elites of the many hundreds of cities in the Roman empire. Coins offer a very different perspective from written history, which usually represents the views ...

The coin discovery in Japan comes shortly after an amateur diver found 30,000 to 50,000 ancient Roman coins off a shipwreck in Italy in November. And in September, a man using a metal detector ...

Italian archaeologists have unearthed 24 beautifully preserved bronze statues in Tuscany believed to date back to ancient Roman times ... silver and gold coins - date to between the 2nd Century ...