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One of the coins in the hoard was a gold aureus of Claudius, the very emperor who led the invasion of Britain. That connection made the find even more special. It's heavy and a beautiful coin, and has ...
A rare Roman coin depicting Brutus, assassin of Julius Caesar, sold for €1.98 million at a Geneva auction. The coin, minted in 43-42 BC, features Brutus's profile and symbols of war. Its rarity ...
More than 30,000 ancient coins found off the coast of Italy 00:50. Hundreds of Roman-era gold and silver coins were found in a field outside a village in the Netherlands, officials announced this ...
A collection of ancient Roman coins amassed by a former Latin teacher from Connecticut was sold at auction for over $1 million this week. Carol Ross' interest in ancient Roman currency and history led ...
A gold coin from the first century B.C.E. featuring Brutus, the close ally and assassin of Julius Caesar, is anticipated to sell for more than $1.1 million at an auction in Switzerland. The profile… ...
Ancient Roman gold and silver coins were found in 2019 by a metal detectorist in Suffolk. ... His detector went off again, and he found a silver coin issued by Julius Caesar from 46 B.C., ...
A rare Roman coin depicting Julius Caesar’s assassin, Brutus, sold for €1.9 million ($2 million) at a Geneva auction, far exceeding its €800,000 estimate.
The coins are a silver "Antoninianus" dated to A.D. 255 that depicts the short-lived teenage ruler Caesar Valerian II, and a bronze featuring an image of the emperor Valens from A.D. 364-367.
A rare Roman coin depicting Brutus, the assassin of Julius Caesar, was sold for €1.98 million at a Geneva auction on Monday, according to the auction house Numismatica Genevensis, AFP reported ...
A total of 1,368 Iron Age and Roman coins dating back to the reign of Emperor Nero were dug up on a building site near Worcester. ... Julius Caesar crossed the channel with around 10,000 soldiers.
Also found among the Roman coins were 72 gold aurei, dated from 18 B.C. to 47 A.D. Those coins show no signs of wear and likely came from a pile of freshly minted coins, according to the Cultural ...