A Roman silver coin hoard worth almost the same as a legionary's monthly wage in the 2nd Century has been uncovered by a ...

The most famous ruler featured in the hoard is arguably the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (reigned from A.D. 161 to 180), ...

In South Moravia, Czechia, archaeologists have found a bronze fragment from a Roman wrist purse which dates back 1,800 years, ...

The coins featured the faces of 11 Roman emperors and empresses, including Nero and Marcus Aurelius, according to the University of Oxford’s Coin Hoards of the Roman Empire Project database.

Archaeologists discovered a Roman soldier’s wrist purse in South Moravia, believed to be the oldest ever found in the Czech ...

It was a sestertius of Marcus Aurelius. Finding that coin was a magical moment. George Ridgway (inset) and some of the huge hoard of Roman and Iron Age coins he discovered while metal detecting at ...

The coins featured the faces of 11 Roman emperors and empresses, including Nero and Marcus Aurelius, according to the University of Oxford’s Coin Hoards of the Roman Empire Project database.

Imperial portrait A Roman gold coin minted in 153-154 depicts a profile of the bearded emperor Marcus Aurelius. Penta Springs Limited/Alamy. Marcus Aurelius ascended to the throne in A.D. 161, ...

The death of Marcus Aurelius marked a significant turning point in Roman history. He was the last of the "Five Good Emperors," and his passing ushered in a period of instability that eventually led to ...

The newest coins date from about A.D. 175 during the reign of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, who died in 180. | Credit: Andrew Williams/Norfolk County Council ...