Hidden for nearly 2,000 years, this ancient coin finally saw daylight again thanks to one epic dig.

The company’s verification of a sestertius coin minted during the reign of Emperor Hadrian (117-138 A.D.) sold for an auction price of $1.9 million in 2008.

Despite its age, the coin is in near-mint condition, and is one of only three known to exist. The previous record price for a Roman coin was set in 2008, when a bronze sestertius of the Emperor ...

Builders were stunned when they stumbled across one of the largest hoards of Roman coins ever found in Britain — worth more than £100,000 (about $126,000). A total of 1,368 Iron Age and Roman ...

This article presents the results of a multiple linear regression analysis performed on a database of 6,653 bronze sestertii minted at Rome between 69 and 253 CE from hoards found in Roman Gaul, ...

Archaeologists discovered ancient Roman inscriptions and a 1,900-year-old coin wedged between rock formations while exploring a cave called the Cova de les Dones in eastern Spain.