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A diver just stumbled upon a bounty of ancient coins off the ... lost shipwreck in the region. The bronze and copper coins ...

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 ...

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 ...

[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 ...

ROME — A diver’s sighting of something metallic not far from Sardinia’s coast has led to the discovery of tens of thousands of ancient bronze coins. Italy’s Culture Ministry said Saturday ...

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 ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a hoard of silver and bronze coins dating from ... using the Hebrew term for the ancient Jewish sages of the post-Second Temple period. The Roman Empire at the ...

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 ...