A metal detectorist uncovered Scotland’s earliest known coin, shedding light on 12th-century minting during King David I’s ...

"All I want is an income of 20,000 sesterces from secure investments," proclaims a character in a poem by Juvenal (1st–2nd ...

Archaeologists have discovered a rare 1,400-year-old limestone mold at Hyrcania in the Judean Desert that was used to manufacture small devotional flasks for Christian pilgrims visiting the Holy Land.

When thinking about items on a shipwreck, one might imagine a treasure chest full of coins, stack of gold bars, ship cargo or ...

A Roman treasure of exceptional size and scientific value has been unearthed near the village of Borsum in Lower Saxony, ...

Archaeologists in France find three jars containing more than 40,000 Roman coins, revealing secrets of everyday life in ...

A rare Roman mosaic found in rural England has changed historians’ view of the Trojan War. Unearthed in Rutland in 2020, the ...

Who was famous for his love of flamingo tongues, why cheese overdoses are dangerous, and why pranks with whoopee cushions are ...

King Henry VIII and Queen Victoria have been immortalised – on a set of chocolate coins. The historical monarchs feature on giant, 20cm wide coins as well as more traditionally sized ones. Chocolatier ...

Picture this: you're counting your pocket change and discover a quarter that could be worth thousands. Sounds like a collector's dream, right?Yet Wisconsin state quarters that came out in 2004 are ...

Starting on Feb. 1, Rome will charge tourists a fee to go down into the basin of the famed 18th-century fountain. Not every ...

Tourists visiting the Trevi Fountain are now going to pay more than just the legendary coin toss. The small fee is partly a ...