This coin, issued by Marc Antony after abandoning Rome to rule in Egypt with Cleopatra, was struck to pay for the legions that accompanied him. He issued similar coins for each legion. This particular ...

This coin is internationally famous as a rare realistic image of Cleopatra, one of the world's most powerful women. Famed for her intelligence, charisma and political skills, Cleopatra VII ruled ...

The newest coins date from about A.D. 175 during the reign of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, who died in 180. | Credit: Andrew Williams/Norfolk County Council Metal detectorists in the east of ...