Marjanko Pilekić

Marjanko Pilekić

Live Science contributor

Marjanko Pilekić is a Germany-based research associate in Halle/Saale, specializing primarily in numismatics, with additional interests in ancient history and archaeology. He holds a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Freiburg, a master's in ancient history from Heidelberg University, and completed his doctorate in numismatics at Goethe University Frankfurt. As a freelancer at Live Science, he writes about exciting coin finds and other intriguing archaeological discoveries.

Latest articles by Marjanko Pilekić

2,300-year-old Celtic gold coins found in Swiss bog

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Two rare Celtic gold coins were discovered in a Swiss bog, and they may have been left there as an offering to the gods.

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A jug of coins.

1,800-year-old 'piggy banks' full of Roman-era coins unearthed in French village

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An excavation in a small French village reveals three jars with thousands of Roman coins.

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Romans
A line of gold coins.

1,700-year-old Roman hoard includes gold coins depicting illegitimate emperor

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"Secret" excavations in Luxembourg reveal 141 Roman gold coins from eight Roman emperors and one usurper.

Romans