A metal detectorist discovered ancient gold coins in the Netherlands that turned out to be a cult ritual offering. Experts believe the money left at the location was “devil’s money,” an ...

For nearly a decade, Brent Brisben believed a treasure hunting family he hired to salvage the famous 1715 Fleet shipwrecks had been wildly successful by finding 51 Spanish gold coins, including a ...

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A coin hoard dating to the 15th century has been discovered near a medieval synagogue in Israel. Why it was deposited there, however, is a mystery. Archaeologists have discovered a hoard of gold ...

According to a release from Museums Worcestershire, a trove of 1,368 silver and gold coins from the Iron Age and Ancient Rome were found by an anonymous metal detectorist searching an unnamed area ...

Amateur archaeologists discovered a gold coin in a field, leading to a full-fledged search that revealed 141 Roman-era gold coins from the late fourth century A.D. The coins stretch across the ...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Gold has long symbolized ... countless works of art, fashion, film, music, and design. Through a sweeping range of objects — including coins, clothing, ritual objects, and ...

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 ...

Amateur archaeologists discovered a gold coin in a field, leading to a full-fledged search that revealed 141 Roman-era gold coins from the late fourth century A.D. The coins stretch across the ...