A treasure hunter unearthed a silver coin minted during the reign of Guthrum, a Viking commander of eastern England.

A jury has convened in London for an ancient ceremony to certify that British coins meet the strictest of standards ...

More than 100 rare artefacts that were dug up from Sharjah's prized archaeological sites were flown to Rome - making it to the first Arab exhibition ...

The event showcased treasures that were unearthed in the emirate's ancient trade centres ... a bronze statue of Venus, and coins from both Roman and Greek empires. Stay up to date with the ...

Painter William Birch moved to Philadelphia from England in 1794 and made a name for himself for his exquisite enamel copies ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a tomb of a warrior, after an illegal construction project damaged a historical site in Italy ...

In a nation where money is counted in pounds, the measure of coins is given great weight – and a lavish ceremony. Judges in red robes and white gloves convened yesterday in the ornate livery hall of ...

The Yuezhi tribes of Central Asia, who had pushed the Shakas into the Indian subcontinent, were the last to make their way ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy ... colonies and shipping expanded across the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea, demand for silver coins grew rapidly, ...

Philosophers have always wrestled with how love can be so morally important, yet so personal and even arbitrary.

Massive Levantine-Egyptian stone head of a pharaoh, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C. Likely from a monumental sphinx, wearing royal 'nemes' headdress ...

A bejeweled icon, or encolpion, worn by Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem ... and as two brothers from the community hunted for ancient coins in the mud of the exposed lake ...