Archaeologists in Pakistan have unearthed an extremely rare hoard of copper coins, thought to be more than 2,000 years old, from the ruins of a Buddhist shrine built at the even more ancient site ...

"It's an exceptional find." Archaeologists in northern Spain recently came across the largest trove of Roman-era coins ever uncovered in the region —and it was all thanks to a burrowing badger. The ...

Coin of the ‘emperor’ Sponsian, currently in The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, UK, catalogue number GLAHM:40333 (Pearson et al., 2022, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0) (CN) — Ancient Roman coins were ...

Experts examined a collection of tiny, ancient coins discovered in Egypt, according to the University of Warsaw. Piotr Jaworski/University of Warsaw More than 1,500 years ago, a thriving harbor ...

At a depth of 23 meters, the team discovered an ancient river system associated with the Saraswati River, described in texts ...

Carol Ross' interest in ancient Roman currency and history led to her collection of over 130 coins. The sale of the coins was handled by New York auction house Doyle. One of the coins is a ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a remarkable hoard of gold coins thought to be more than 2,000 years old in an ancient Greek city. The coins—likely dated to the 5th century B.C.—were found ...

Archeologists uncover hoard of gold coins linked to ancient mercenaries. The 2,600-year-old Persian darics covered a soldier's pay for about one month. By Laura Baisas.

The excavation of an ancient Greek city in Turkey uncovered a stash of gold coins from about 2,500 years ago. The find offers a glimpse into a conflict-ridden time.

Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have discovered the remains of two more victims of the volcanic eruption almost 2,000 years ago, the site said on Monday.