The early Byzantine fortress Tuida was integral to the defense system, and this was the fourth coin of this kind retrieved from the ruins.

A 1000-year-old gold Byzantine coin was found in the mountains of Norway, more than 1600 miles away from its place of origin.

A rare Byzantine gold coin may depict the ancient supernova SN 1054 in clear defiance of the church.

Solving an early medieval money mystery with lead isotope and trace analysis Anglo-Saxon England experienced trade revival, surge in silver coins in 660–750 CE.

This thrilling, wide-ranging exhibition maps the complex connections among European and Asian civilizations from A.D. 500 to 1000, tracing the flow of not only goods but also faiths, cultures and ...

The gold coin appears to be from the Byzantine Empire in the early 13th century, but archaeologists think the find may date from more than 100 years later. (Image credit: Svetlana Velikova) ...

On May 15, the Friends will be joined by Elena Baldi, PUL’s Byzantine Numismatics Cataloger, who will discuss Byzantine numismatics and talk about what we can learn from the study of Byzantine coins.

A recent study published in the journal Vegueta reveals how counterfeit coins were key to sustaining the economy in the final ...

In the seventh century, Anglo-Saxon England began to revive the use of silver coins. New tests have traced this silver to the Byzantine Empire and Charlemagne’s Francia, highlighting deep ...

Byzantine bullion fueled Europe's revolutionary adoption of silver coins in the mid-7th century, only to be overtaken by silver from a mine in Charlemagne's Francia a century later, new tests ...