A metal detectorist from England spent six years searching a single field before locating a rare Roman coin from 69 A.D. The ...

A gold Roman coin found in a field by a grandfather has been sold for thousands of pounds at auction, and is believed to be the first of its kind ever found in the British Isles.

A rare 2,000-year-old Roman coin discovered by a 76-year-old farmer has been sold at auction for £4,700. Ron Walters, from Kingswinford, unearthed the gold coin depicting Emperor Aulus Vitellius while ...

Ron Walters, 76, finally struck gold after six years of searching the same farmer's field near Dudley, West Mids., last May. The retired welder said he stumbled across the rare Roman coin - which ...

Coin collecting may have been a niche hobby in times past, but an increased interest in numismatics -- whether due to ...

Ron Walters, 76, discovered the nearly 2,000-year-old coin on land he had been searching for six years in Wall Heath, near Dudley, West Mids., last May ...

A Roman coin ... is incredibly rare," said Mr Hannam. "Most coins we find in this country are from the third and fourth centuries, and we are talking about a time when the gold was at its purest ...

The aureus depicts the emperor Trajan, with a propaganda image of Parthian kings surrendering to the emperor on the rear.

A gold Roman coin believed to be the first of its kind ever found in Britain is set to fetch thousands at auction after being unearthed by a metal detectorist. Ron Walters, 76, finally struck gold ...

The coin is thought to be the only one of its kind to be found in Britain A Roman coin that is believed to be the first of its kind found in the UK has sold for nearly £5,000. Ron Walters, 76 ...