In the study, researchers tested 49 medieval coins with a technique called “portable laser ablation,” which involves “using a laser to dig into a minute area of the coin—representing a ...

Archaeologists in Germany have unearthed more than 1,500 medieval silver coins after a citizen unexpectedly noticed what looked like "small metal plates" while digging during a construction project.

Keith Young and Lisa Stephenson unearthed the stash of 30 medieval coins in the tiny Scottish village of Cappercleuch while scouring the land with metal detectors. Five more artefacts were found ...

The coins are a mix of Scottish and English and were thought to be deposited at the site in the early to mid 1460s. Credit: Crown Office A haul of 15th century medieval coins has been discovered ...

TBILISI, August 3. /TASS/. A medieval treasure trove of about 250 coins, including those dating to the period of Georgian famed 12th century Queen Tamar’s reign, has been found in Samshvilde ...

Because the site was near large residences of important people in medieval Japan, the coins were likely hastily buried, perhaps for safekeeping because war was in the air. The coins were found in ...

A STUNNING find has been unearthed by metal detectorists dating back to the 13th century. A treasure inquest was opened at Warrington Coroner’s Court on Wednesday following the discovery of a ...

A treasure inquest was opened at Warrington Coroner’s Court on Wednesday following the discovery of a scattered hoard of 69 medieval pennies. These were found between November 2023 and January 2024 in ...