The cities of ancient Greece generally used silver for their coins. Gold, with its high value, was unsuitable for small ...

Gold Iron Age coin of the Corieltavi found at the Hallaton shrine, Leicestershire. © Leicestershire County Council.

Gold, with its high value, was unsuitable for small transactions and gold coins were usually only issued in an emergency. Athens, in Attica (a province of central Greece) is the most famous of all ...

i inherited the coin on my father's death and it still holds a fascination for me,not just because of it's age but what it was doing in a tiny hamlet in Derbyshire ...

Archaeologists in Alexandria uncovered a statue and coins depicting queen Cleopatra VII, shedding new light on Egypt's ...

A remarkable hoard of 1,368 ancient Roman coins, including rare silver and gold pieces, has been unearthed in Worcestershire, ...

The Albuquerque coin club is the biggest coin club in within a 400-mile radius. Phil Vitale and Jane Fuller talked Monday about ancient Greek city coins. Story continues below Ancient Greek city ...