Archaeologists often spend long amounts of time at a dig site, only to dig up garbage such as bottle caps and soda cans, or ...

A metal detectorist from England spent six years searching a single field before locating a rare Roman coin from 69 A.D. The ...

Roman mystery solved as scientists finally discover how empire collapsed Emperor Nero's grand palace unearths 'rare' and 'large' Egyptian stone Known as solidi, each coin weighs an impressive 0.16 ...

This integration into the Roman framework is symbolized by the iconography on the coins which combined local and Roman influences. Researchers have long believed that minting workshops were ...

Designed by the Greek inventor Heron, this coin-operated holy water dispenser was used in Egyptian temples to dispense water for ritual washings. Worshippers would place a coin into the machine and ...