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The rhythmic jingle of coins, once a constant companion to commerce, is fading into a fading memory. The rise of contactless payments and digital wallets has relegated the ubiquitous coin to an ...

Two metal detectorists are celebrating after finding an "unbelievable" hoard of 29 silver Roman coins on Anglesey - five months after unearthing another "amazing" collection of 400 Medieval coins in ...

This coin, issued by Marc Antony after abandoning Rome to rule in Egypt with Cleopatra, was struck to pay for the legions that accompanied him. He issued similar coins for each legion. This particular ...

The silver denarius weighs 0.08 ounces (2.4 grams) and is one of the only coins of its kind found in Bremen. Bremen Culture Department An 8-year-old boy named Bjarne was playing in a sandbox at his ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Denarius was the basic silver ...

Archaeologists discovered a trove of rare silver coins on a small, remote island in the Mediterranean, Sicilian officials announced last week. The 27 coins were all identified as denarii, a type of ...

In its time, this dime-size coin would have bought enough grain for several days. Today, it could fund the purchase of a house. An "Ides of March" silver denarius, a Roman coin commemorating the ...