After its ancient origins were finally discovered, a 2,000-year-old Carthaginian coin unknowingly used as bus fare in England was donated to Leeds Museums.

Minted in Spain, the coin originally came from Cadiz near the Mediterranean Sea.

A metal detectorist's lucky find has become the Scottish government's gain — and experts say it's the oldest Scotland-made coin ever found. The 900-year-old coin, which bears the image of David I, a ...

A metal detectorist’s lucky find has become the Scottish government’s gain — and experts say it’s the oldest Scotland-made coin ever found. The 900-year-old coin, which bears the image of David I, a ...

Volunteer archaeologists have discovered two Celtic gold coins, which are amongst the oldest ever found in the country. Two Celtic gold coins, over 2,300 years old, were found by volunteers in Sweden.

The gold coin unearthed by a metal detectorist in a field in Gundorf, northwest of Leipzig in Germany, may be small, but it belies a considerable history. The Saxon State Office of Archaeology, to ...

A 2,000-year-old coin was unknowingly used as bus fare in England — before officials realized it dated back to ...