by Björn Schöpe translated by Annika Backe May 12, 2016 – On April 27, 2016 a huge coin hoard was discovered in Tomares in southern Spain: construction workers found almost 600kg of Roman coins. They reported their find to the relevant authorities. The work has been suspended. 19 smaller amphorae were discovered, filled to the […]
April 14, 2016 – Until 22 May 2016 the British Museum shows a coins and medals display in Room 69a, Hoards: the hidden history of ancient Britain, supported by Stephen and Julie Fitzgerald. The Westerham hoard, a hoard of gold Iron Age coins found inside a hollow flint in 1927. © The Trustees of the […]
Roman currency for most of Roman history consisted of gold, silver, bronze, platinum and copper coinage. From its introduction to the Republic, during the third century BC, well into Imperial times, Roman currency saw many changes in form, denomination, and composition. A persistent feature was the inflationary debasement and replacement of coins over the centuries. […]
The history of the Roman Empire covers the history of Ancient Rome from the fall of the Roman Republic in 27 BC until the abdication of the last Emperor in 476 AD. Rome had begun expanding shortly after the founding of the Republic in the 6th century BC, though didn’t expand outside of Italy until […]
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