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

The Roman emperors were central figures in the ancient Roman religion. The emperor also served as high priest, since he was ...

Within the collection is a “remarkably rare” coin of Roman emperor Otho, who reigned for a mere ... “They could read about the Emperor Augustus and then examine a coin with his image.” Most of the ...

David Dunn Discovers A Roman Coin Hoard In A Leicestershire Field ... sharing the title of Augustus with his co-emperor and superior Diocletian.” The hoard also contained a previously unknown ...

The Emperor Augustus recognized the importance of the ... in good health and owned at least 400,000 sesterces (Roman coins). By using equestrians in responsible positions in government, Augustus ...

His head was on coins, and everywhere there ... Here's Boris Johnson again: "Augustus was the first emperor of Rome, and he created from the Roman Republic an institution that in many ways ...

A rare Roman ... This coin is particularly fascinating because of the images it carries. "Coins conveyed messages in the ancient world – showing the face of the ruling emperor, and his key ...

A gold Roman coin ... the rare Roman coin - which dates back to 69AD - after being told by his wife to "bugger off out for a bit". It is believed to be the first gold aureus of emperor Aulus ...

A rare Roman gold coin (aureus) has gone on display at Scotland's only museum dedicated to Roman and Iron Age Scotland. The aureus was discovered at Newstead in the Borders and was struck in AD ...