Metal detectorists in the east of England have discovered a cache of Roman silver coins that depict several emperors and even some of their wives. The most famous ruler featured in the hoard is ...

Darlington and Barnard Castle. It provides an archaeological time capsule from around 2,000 years ago – around the time of the Roman conquest of southern Britain. The hoard was first unearthed ...

Four of the coins date to the reign of Marcus Aurelius, who was played by Richard Harris in the first Gladiator film, with the earliest dating from AD166 (above) A hoard of 16 silver Roman coins ...

The Cuerdale Hoard is the largest and most important Viking coin hoard found in Britain. It was discovered on15th May 1840 by workmen repairing the banks of the Ribble at Cuerdale, near Preston.

While coin hoards with a mix of Scottish and English artefacts aren’t necessarily unusual, 15th century hauls are rarely uncovered in Scotland, Antony Lee from the TTU said. “It’s a ...

The most famous ruler featured in the hoard is arguably the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (reigned from A.D. 161 to 180), while his wife, Faustina II, is portrayed on a coin of her own.

A hoard of 16 silver Roman coins spanning two centuries has been discovered in a field by a detectorist. The denarii date from the late Roman Republic to the reign of Marcus Aurelius and his wife ...