It was enough to buy 150 sheep back then.

Researchers have unraveled the mysterious origins of silver that was used to make coins during the early medieval period in Europe. For a study published in the journal Antiquity, a team of experts ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dozens of coins in a bag and laid out on a table. Metal detectorists have discovered a literal pot of buried treasure deep within ...

The hoard may include a princess's gold ring. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A medieval hoard brimming with silver ingots, gold ...

Some used pandemic downtime to learn how to crochet or brew a batch of kombucha. In Scotland, many escaped the boredom of lockdown restrictions by taking up metal detecting—so much so the country’s ...

A Norwegian man recently came forward to disclose that he had found several medieval coins as a child and hid them for six decades – until now. Jan Gunnar Fugelsnes told Møre og Romsdal County ...

BHOPAL-A remarkable archaeological find has stirred excitement in Sagoriyapura village of Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district, where more than 50 ancient coins—believed to be made of silver and ...

A newly discovered medieval Chinese coin, the second ever found in England, points to the possible existence of a vast medieval trade route spanning much of the Eastern hemisphere. Discovered via a ...

A County Durham metal detectorist has uncovered a rare medieval silver coin now confirmed as a nationally important.

A woman walking in the Czech Republic stumbled upon more than 2,150 early medieval silver coins. Originally stored in a ceramic pot during a time of political turmoil, the coins have sat in place ...

The discovery, known as the 'Dunscore hoard,' is made up of more than 8,400 silver coins that date from the 13th and 14th centuries. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

In a remarkable turn of events, a construction crew in Germany stumbled upon a massive medieval coin hoard while excavating a site for a new pool. This discovery, one of the largest of its kind in ...