Archaeologists have discovered a gold coin in Jerusalem ... known in Latin as an aureus, shows a portrait of Nero as Caesar. Many Roman emperors took the title of Caesar or Augustus to mean ...

The reverse side of the gold aureus show symbols of military victory. Numismatica Genevensis SA The gold coin was “cast not in Rome but in a mint that travelled with Brutus and his armies as he ...

This gold coin was created as a tribute to the reign of Augustus. It refers to him as “Divus Augustus,” or Augustus the Divine, who Ariel says was considered a deity after his death.

To pay his soldiers, Brutus minted coins such as the silver denarius, which was worth about a day's pay, and the gold aureus, which was equivalent to 25 denarii, or roughly a month's pay.

For them, the real “Mona Lisa” is Liberty holding a torch and an olive branch, an image conceived by Augustus Saint-Gaudens in 1907 and used for the double-eagle gold $20 coin in 1933.

An ancient gold coin described ... has set a new record for a coin sold at auction. Bought by an anonymous bidder for £2.7 million ($3.5 million), the “aureus” coin features a portrait ...

The retired welder said he stumbled across the rare Roman coin - which dates back to 69AD - after being told by his wife to "bugger off out for a bit". It is believed to be the first gold aureus ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A rare Roman gold coin (aureus) has gone on display at Scotland's only museum dedicated to Roman and Iron Age Scotland. The aureus was ...