A hoard of 50 Roman coins discovered by an amateur metal detectorist buried in a farmer's field in a 'once in a lifetime find ...
I think we’re at a bit of a transitional point as physical currency is falling and electronic recordkeeping is growing,” ...
In the 17th century, when the monetary system was in turmoil due to the Civil War, many tradesmen made their own money, known as tokens. In the Basingstoke area some 13 tokens of different designs ...
The Romans were the best at using coins for propaganda. This coin of Julius Caesar features, on the obverse, Caesar at the height of his power with a legend naming him as "Dictator in Perpetuity ...
minted between 200 B.C. and 47 A.D. Some of those coins are stamped with unique portraits, including several of Julius Caesar and one with the face of Juba, the king of a Northern African region ...
Also in the hoard were 288 silver coins, all struck between 200 B.C. and A.D. 47. One depicts Julius Caesar, and there is also a rare example of a coin with Juba, king of Numidia (present-day ...