A Man Found a Tiny Gold Lock in the Dirt. It’s an ‘Extraordinary’ Example of Ancient Roman Craftsmanship.
The miniature box lock was likely once used to protect a small chest, similar to today’s jewelry boxes.
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Ancient Roman coin hoard discovered in one of Europe's smallest countries
The 1,700 year old hoard of Roman gold coins was found in Luxembourg and is being hailed as one of the most significant ...
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An Amateur Metal Detectorist Accidentally Found Britain’s Largest Buried Treasure
In 1992, an English farmer lost his hammer in the middle of a field. He reached out to his friend … Continue reading "An ...
Purple Heart Exhibit coming to Museum of Science and History
They stole a 2,500-year-old helmet and more treasures from the Drents Museum.
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Archaeologists Discover Ancient Tokens That Roman Soldiers Used to Play Strategy Games
The lentil-shaped objects were unearthed in Hadrianopolis, an ancient city in modern-day Turkey, that once hosted a Roman ...
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A Hoard Of Ancient Roman Coins Was Just Authenticated — And Potentially Proves The Existence Of A Lost Emperor
For centuries, historians have debated whether a Roman military commander named Sponsian who reportedly crowned himself ...
Trump ‘meme coin’ is nothing new in politics — just ask Caesar or Alexander The Great
The Trump-named cryptocurrency is valued at more than $6 billion after its first week, but it mimics moves made by ancient ...
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The Bee in Ancient Greece: A Symbol of Health and Healing
Depictions of the bee appear very early in the development of coinage in ancient Greece, which may have started in Ephesus.
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Student discovers 1000-year-old Eastern Roman coin and donates it to Troya Museum
Named Ali Osman Islak, the student found an approximately 1,000-year-old coin belonging to the Eastern Roman Empire period during his exploration in the area. Upon discovering the ancient coin ...
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I, Fraudius! Roman coin conmen discovered nearly 1,700 years after he committed crime - which was once punishable by crucifixion
A dig has revealed a number of moulds which would have been used to create fake Roman coins – an offence that was punishable by crucifixion. During a time of crisis in the Western Roman Empire ...
Rare Roman Gold Coins Worth $322,000 Found in Luxembourg
A hoard of Roman coins dating from the Fourth century and covering the reign of nine emperors has been found in northern Luxembourg ...
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Hoard of ancient Roman coins perplexes archaeologists: 'Extremely rare'
The coins include depictions of nine Roman emperors who ruled between 364 ... because it is extremely rare to be able to study in its entirety an ancient monetary deposit in its archaeological ...