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 ...

A rare 24-carat gold coin almost 2,000 years old has been discovered by an amateur metal detectorist in a field in Kent, England, near the site of an ancient Roman road. Now it could sell for as much ...

A gold Roman coin celebrating the conquest of Britain by Emperor Claudius — a coin first discovered in 1895 in the ashes of Pompeii — has sold at auction for nearly $22,400. The gold coin that marks ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Black Country History Hunters/SWNS A man has shared how he found a coin dating back to 69 AD buried in a field near Dudley ...

I began history hunting when I was four years old, and it all started from watching Indiana Jones. I used to go fossil hunting, searching my family's farm for relics. Of course, the relics I found ...

Scientists in the United Kingdom say they have proven the authenticity of several Roman coins previously dismissed as forgeries – providing evidence that an emperor disregarded as fake might in fact ...

A hiker accidentally uncovered a piece of history during a recent trek in Galilee, Israel, when she spotted a 2,000-year-old golden coin near an archaeological site. Hiker Laurie Rimon handed in the ...