Ancient Roman gold and silver coins were found in 2019 by a metal detectorist in Suffolk. Years later, the coins made an impressive showing at auction, earning the finder thousands.

The gold solidi–the Latin word for gold coins like these–were uncovered in the ruins of a Roman fort in the village of Holzthum during excavations from 2020 to 2024. The find was kept secret ...

MiBAC/FacebookThe crack in the stone jar revealed the hundreds of ancient Roman gold coins that were inside of it.

"In total, 72 Roman gold coins (aurei, singular aureus) were found, dating from 19 B.C. to 47 A.D.," the press release, which was translated from Dutch, read.

Also found among the Roman coins were 72 gold aurei, dated from 18 B.C. to 47 A.D. Those coins show no signs of wear and ...

Rare Roman Gold Coins Worth $322,000 Found in Luxembourg. Published Jan 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM EST Updated Jan 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM EST. By .

More than 30,000 ancient coins found off the coast of Italy 00:50. Hundreds of Roman-era gold and silver coins were found in a field outside a village in the Netherlands, officials announced this ...

Archaeologists in Luxembourg have discovered a lavish 1,700-year-old hoard of Roman gold coins that had been placed near the foundations of a small, tower-like Roman fort. The team unearthed 141 ...

More than 30,000 ancient coins found off the coast of Italy 00:50. A British man who found a massive cache of ancient Roman gold and silver coins while hunting with a metal detector has a lot more ...

Builders were stunned when they stumbled across one of the largest hoards of Roman coins ever found in Britain — worth more than £100,000 (about $126,000). A total of 1,368 Iron Age and Roman ...

Also found among the Roman coins were 72 gold aurei, dated from 18 B.C. to 47 A.D. Those coins show no signs of wear and likely came from a pile of freshly minted coins, according to the Cultural ...

Archaeologists in Luxembourg have discovered a lavish 1,700-year-old hoard of Roman gold coins that had been placed near the foundations of a small, tower-like Roman fort. The team unearthed 141 ...