The Aksumite Gold Coin, minted by the ancient Kingdom of Aksum around the 3rd to 7th centuries CE, features a portrait of the king on the obverse. The reverse often depicts a cross or other ...

But in the vast majority of cases, there’s no reason you shouldn’t spend coins. The exceptions are when you run across a rare coin that could be worth hundreds or thousands (or millions ...

A hoard of ancient silver and bronze coins found by archaeologists in the Israeli city of Lod provides the first evidence of a Jewish uprising against Roman rule almost 1,700 years ago. The 94 coins ...

Rare coins can go for hundreds of pounds, if not more. Certain designs are worth more than others, while some could sell for double its face value. Now a group of people managed to find a huge ...

We've rounded up the ones to look out for in your wallet or behind the sofa. These 2p coins are considered rare because they were accidentally printed onto a silver base instead of the traditional ...

The Royal Mint Experience also includes a section where visitors can strike their own coin. This unique souvenir provides ...

The ancient Greeks founded Naples in the first millennium BCE. What legends exist about its origin, and what does archaeology ...

A RARE penny could be worth up to £600 if it features a strange error, a coin collector has said. The rare coin enthusiast shared a video on social media to explain how the coin could earn you ...

Collecting items can often lead to fortune, but it turns out rare coins could be worth loads. It might be worth rummaging through your coin stash, as you could unknowingly be sitting on a small ...

A coin collector has revealed the rare 1p that could be worth over £160. The TikTok user, who goes by the name of coincollectingwizard, shared how the 1894 predecimal penny could be valuable to ...

Where the heel meets the boot of the Italian peninsula, along the Ionian Sea, lies the ancient city of Taranto ... and powerful enough to mint its own coins. It chose to forge Taras, son of ...