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It turned out to be 30,000 to 50,000 ancient Roman bronze coins dating back to the 4th century. Italy's ministry of culture said it could point to a hidden shipwreck in the area. A diver made a ...

which turned out to be Roman bronze coins, according to the Associated Press. Also known as follis, the ministry determined that these Roman coins possibly date back to the first half of the ...

[Related: These ‘fake’ ancient Roman coins might actually be real.] Authorities described the large, bronze coins (known as follis) found near the town of Arzachena “in an exceptional and ...

The more important towns received privileged juridical status, including the right to strike coins from Roman generals during ...

Bronze Statues, Coins and Ancient Eggs Found in Tuscan Thermal Baths By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) - Ancient statues, coins, jewels and still-intact eggs from Roman and Etruscan times have ...

The excavated properties are located in the lower town of Augusta Raurica, an ancient Roman ... coins and other discoveries. "Among the numerous finds were some special objects: a small bronze ...

A rare ancient Roman coin with the face of an empress (left ... in a July 31 Facebook post. These bronze items were decorative and hooked to shirts, coats or dresses. The front (left) and back ...

Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have discovered ... The woman was lying on a bed with gold, silver and bronze coins around her, along with jewelry including gold and pearl ...

ROME — Ancient statues, coins, jewels and still-intact eggs from ... include male and female bronze sculptures, including of man cut in half lengthwise, thousands of coins, a gold crown and ...