It was an uncertain place for ordinary people, where hunger was only one bad harvest away. Yet even those on modest incomes ...

A scuba diver off the coast of an Italian island just stumbled upon a massive hoard of tens of thousands of 1,700-year-old Roman coins. Officials haven't been able to count every coin yet, but based ...

Two thousand years ago, the Roman Army embarked on a far-flung hunt for silver. A new discovery reveals how close they came to finding an empire-altering fortune. Roman money, like this coin bearing ...

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Reveal the hidden textures and details of ancient Roman coins through a fascinating microscopic view. #History #Science ...

Coins depicting Agrippina the Younger and her son Nero chart a dramatic shift in power in Ancient Rome, from her dominance in ...

Introduction / William E. Metcalf -- 1. The Substance of Coinage: The Role of Scientific Analysis in Ancient Numismatics / Matthew J. Ponting -- pt. I Archaic and Classical Greek Coinage -- 2. The ...

This silver denarius, minted over 2,000 years ago, is hardly the most attractive Roman coin. And yet, the coin is vital evidence for the early stages of a political struggle that culminated in ...

At the end of a talk for the American Numismatic Society on using coins in the classroom, History Assistant Professor Jane Sancinito made an appeal to collectors who find fakes mixed in with real ...