The silver denarius weighs 0.08 ounces (2.4 grams) and is one of the only coins of its kind found in Bremen. Bremen Culture Department An 8-year-old boy named Bjarne was playing in a sandbox at his ...

Note: on the chart above, the listing of Trajan Decius between the emperors Titus (79-81 AD) and Hadrian (117-138 AD) looks to be a mistake. That period saw the reign of Trajan (98-117 AD). Trajan ...

An 8-year-old boy has made a remarkable discovery in Germany: a rare Roman coin dating from the time of the emperor Marcus Aurelius. The boy, named Bjarne, found the coin while playing in a sandbox at ...

The silver content of Roman denarii has shed new light on the financial crisis briefly mentioned by the Roman statesman and writer Marcus Tullius Cicero in his essay on moral leadership, De Officiis.

This Roman silver denarius coin was one of 5294 British Iron Age and Roman coins excavated at a Late Iron Age shrine near Hallaton, Leicestershire. It has been dated to c. 211 BC, making it possibly ...

An eight-year-old boy has discovered a rare silver coin while playing in his school sandbox, dating to 1800 years before he was born. The young boy, who was identified only by his first name, Bjarne, ...

A fresh analysis of ancient Roman currencies has shed new light on the financial crisis 2,000 years ago that was briefly mentioned by Roman statesman and writer Marcus Tullius Cicero in his essay on ...