The coin bearing the name of Sponsian and his portrait was found more than 300 years ago in Transylvania, once a far-flung outpost of the Roman empire. Believed to be a fake, it had been locked ...

Germany: Memories of a Nation Fragments of Power Coins reveal the diversity of the Holy Roman Empire Some of the 200 or so currencies struck in the different territories of Germany. Gallery ...

An extraordinary hoard of nearly 3,000 Roman-era coins has been unearthed near Herschbach, Germany, miles beyond the ancient frontiers of the Roman Empire. The discovery was made by Stefan Klein ...

Despite the collapse of the empire, the Anglo-Saxons would have come across many impressive Roman buildings, as well as coins and artefacts, and that may be why they want to copy something "so ...