These ‘fake’ ancient Roman coins might actually be real. The coins likely date back to around 260 CE. By Laura Baisas. Published Nov 25, 2022 8:00 AM EST.

SCIENCE Numismatic breakthrough: Coin study suggests 'fake' Roman emperor was real Researchers examined the coin's surface for wear and tear as well as the presence of minerals to rule it out as a ...

In 1713, a cache of Roman coins was discovered in Transylvania, ... published in the journal PLoS ONE. So Sponsian may have been a real emperor after all.

Scientists say they have proven the authenticity of several Roman coins — providing evidence that an emperor disregarded as fake might in fact have been real. But not everyone agrees.

According to Pearson and his team of researchers, the coins contain elements that match authentic Roman coins, suggesting Sponsian was a real emperor after all.

Builders were stunned when they stumbled across one of the largest hoards of Roman coins ever found in Britain — worth more than £100,000 (about $126,000). A total of 1,368 Iron Age and Roman ...

A Roman emperor, long thought to have been invented by forgers, was found by a coin study to have likely been real. Coins depicting a Roman emperor called Sponsian were first discovered in ...

Scientists have determined that four third-century Roman coins found in 18th-century Romania, once thought to be forgeries, are not only authentic but also the only proof of a Roman imperial claimant.

A new analysis of rare Roman coins says the man whose likeness appears on one of them was a real historical figure who ruled as a Roman emperor almost 2,000 years ago.

A hoard of Roman coins worth over $125,000 was found during a construction project in central England. The stash of gold and silver coins date back to the reign of Rome's Emperor Nero, according ...

Scientists say they have proven the authenticity of several Roman coins — providing evidence that an emperor disregarded as fake might in fact have been real. But not everyone agrees.