An unusual piece of Anglo-Saxon jewelry — a plagiarized pendant rife with typos — that was discovered by a metal detectorist ...
A 3rd century Roman emperor, once believed to be fictional, has been proven to have existed following the discovery of an ...
The reverse of this coin shows 'Concord', the Roman goddess of agreement ... They are of the "radiate" type and depict Domitianus as a bearded figure wearing a spiky or radiate crown representing ...
Other types of coins from this Roman era have also previously been found in Cumbria, she added. "It is probable that this coin travelled to Britain well after it was minted," she said.
A visit to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond will provide a connection between coins of the Roman and Greek period with art works of the times.
Septimius Severus was Roman emperor from 193 to 211 AD A hoard of more than 1,000 Roman silver coins found by a metal detectorist in a village near Doncaster has been bought by the city council.
Retired builder Paul Capewell described the Roman coin as his “most exciting find ... circulation and only two examples of this specific type have been recorded for sale in the last 25 years.
The pagan Anglo-Saxons copied a gold Roman coin with Christian imagery ... in the U.K. The pendant imitates a Roman coin called a solidus, a type of gold coin introduced by the emperor Constantine ...