A broken 2,500-year-old silver coin unearthed near Jerusalem is rare evidence that early currency was used in ancient Judea, according to archaeologists. It's one of only a handful of coins of this ...

Two boys found some rare 600-year-old coins under a church in Norway and kept the treasure in a box for decades, archaeologists said and photos show. Photo from Carl Fredrik Wahr-Hansen Vemmestad via ...

LOS ANGELES -- It looked like the "deal of the century," police said, a couple of guys down on their luck on Skid Row, selling valuable old silver coins for $20 apiece. It was a pretty good deal, too, ...

(JTA) — A rare silver coin dating from approximately 67-68 CE was found in dirt from excavations at the City of David park in Jerusalem. The lucky discovery was made by none other than an 11-year-old ...

JERUSALEM—Israel Antiquities Authority announced last week that it found a rare silver half-shekel coin from the time of the first Jewish revolt against the Romans over 2,000 years ago in the Judean ...

At her home in Moonachie, New Jersey, Quintero showed some of the coins that could have value: a few buffalo head nickels, an Eisenhower silver dollar, and at least one coin that dates back to 1887.

From a distance, the slate gray roof and central white tower of the Brahekyrkan church appear charming. The idyllic building is situated on a small island in southern Sweden and surrounded by a ...

The find is rare evidence that such early coins were being used for commerce in the region. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A ...

(JTA) — An 11-year-old girl found a rare silver coin dating from approximately 67-68 CE in dirt from excavations at the City of David park in Jerusalem. Liel Krutokop was visiting the site with her ...