Discovering ancient treasure resulted in a major payday for the lucky finder. A 34-year-old archaeologist named George Ridgway found a collection of more than 680 gold and silver coins with his metal ...

An ancient Greek city in modern-day western Turkey was the setting for the finding of gold coins dating back thousands of years. Researchers led by University of Michigan archaeologist Christopher ...

The coins are inscribed with rare symbols that held a special meaning to ancient cultures. Archaeologists have gained insight into vast Southeast Asian trade networks through new research into coins ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Archaeologists have unearthed a remarkable hoard of gold coins thought to be more than 2,000 years old in an ancient ...

A 2,000-year-old coin was unknowingly used as bus fare in England — before officials realized it dated back to ...

An ancient Judean shekel coin was sold at auction for $1.1 million. The coin, the first silver shekel struck in Jerusalem by Jewish forces rebelling against the Romans in the first century, was ...

Archaeologists have struck actual gold in the village of Holztem in Parc Hosingen, Luxembourg—unearthing a trove of 141 ancient Roman coins worth more than €300,000 ($310,000). The four-year ...