The Cope coin collection of almost 1,000 British and Roman coins ... been under construction since 122 C.E. The coin had previously been displayed in the British Museum and shows Hadrian’s ...

A Romanian metal detectorist named Marius M. recently made a discovery when he unearthed a hoard of 1,469 ancient Roman silver coins while hiking near the village of Letca Veche in southern Romania.

A hoard of 5,600 silver coins from the Roman Empire dating back nearly 2,000 years has been found in Germany. ... and the most recently minted under Septimius Severus, ... Hadrian, Antoninus Pius ...

The hoard consists of silver denarii dating from the Roman Imperial period. The coins bear the engraved faces of famous emperors such as Vespasian, Hadrian, and Marcus Aurelius, spanning from the ...

Roman coins commemorated his triumphs and conquests. When he died in 117, ... weak points in Germany and Romania came under attack almost immediately. Hadrian’s legacy was doomed.

Under the country’s Treasure Act of 1996, anything that could be classified as treasure—including coins that are at least 300 years old—must be reported to authorities in the U.K.

The coin was minted during the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius, between A.D. 138 and 161. Antoninus Pius ruled after Emperor Hadrian, who tried to stamp out the Jews and Romanize the people in the ...

The hoard of 91 coins was found in a clay pot by two walkers in Wick, South Wales and includes coins issued by Mark Antony and Marcus Aurelius (pictured left).

It's easy to assume that ancient history is, well, ancient history, the dusty province of antiquarians poring over old texts and artefacts. What more is there to learn about classical Greece and ...