Spread the loveIntroduction: Coin collecting is a hobby that has fascinated people for centuries. One of the most exciting aspects of this pastime is the discovery and identification of old coins. If ...

Coin from the Hellenistic period (circa 300-295 BCE) with the head of a young Herakles and Zeus sitting on a throne holding an eagle. Credit: Laura Lipcsei/Royal Ontario Museum For Anastasia Zabalueva ...

Holding ancient Greek and Roman coins is touching 'living history,' says N.L. collector Elizabeth Whitten | CBC News | Posted: July 19, 2025 12:30 PM | Last Updated: July 19 ...

Reliable object identification is an essential task in the process of recognizing and tracing stolen cultural heritage. We investigate the feasibility of using computer-aided identification of ancient ...

Ryan H. Wilkinson, Identifying Ancient Coins Deposited with Modern Ships’ Ballast, American Journal of Numismatics (1989-), Second Series, Vol. 32 (2020), pp. 169-178 ...

One of the ancient Greek coins being analyzed at OCCAM is seen on the top left (photo: Laura Lipcsei, Royal Ontario Museum). The top-right photo shows a zoomed-in view of a section of the coin showing ...

In 2015, amateur divers found around 2,000 gold coins off the coast of the ancient port city of Caesarea dating to the Fatimid period in the 10th and 11th centuries.

For one homesteader on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula, collecting ancient Greek and Roman coins is about holding a piece of history in his hands.Steve McBride has a homestead with his wife Lisa in ...