History is full of artifacts that later turn out to be fakes, but occasionally the opposite can happen. New analysis of ancient Roman coins long dismissed as forgeries has found they seem to be ...

A rare 2,000-year-old Roman coin discovered by a 76-year-old farmer has been sold at auction for £4,700. Ron Walters, from Kingswinford, unearthed the gold coin depicting Emperor Aulus Vitellius while ...

A horde of coins found in Transylvania in 1713 contained several unlike other Roman coins in style and make, with enigmatic features including bungled legends and historically mixed motifs. The four ...

Scientists in the United Kingdom say they have proven the authenticity of several Roman coins previously dismissed as forgeries – providing evidence that an emperor disregarded as fake might in fact ...

An ancient emperor thought to be made up could be real after all, according to researchers who've analyzed an ancient coin bearing his face. There are four coins on display at the University of ...

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A recently discovered ancient gold coin has proven the existence of a Roman emperor many thought to be fictional. The coin belonged to a third-century emperor named Sponsian and bore his portrait. It ...

A new study reveals that several Roman coins discovered in 1713, which were previously believed to be fake, are actually authentic - highlighting the evidence that the ruler depicted on one of the ...

Amateur archaeologists discovered a gold coin in a field, leading to a full-fledged search that revealed 141 Roman-era gold coins from the late fourth century A.D. The coins stretch across the reign ...

In 1713, a cache of Roman coins was discovered in Transylvania, several of which bore the portrait and name of Sponsian—but there are no historical records of a Roman emperor with that name. The coins ...

A gold coin long dismissed as a forgery appears to be authentic and depicts a long-lost Roman emperor named Sponsian, according to a new study. A gold coin long dismissed as a forgery appears to be ...

A gold coin long dismissed as a forgery appears to be authentic and depicts a long-lost Roman emperor named Sponsian, according to a new UCL-led study. The coin, housed at The Hunterian collection at ...