Latest about gold
1,700-year-old Roman hoard includes gold coins depicting illegitimate emperor
"Secret" excavations in Luxembourg reveal 141 Roman gold coins from eight Roman emperors and one usurper.
Medieval crowns of Eastern European royalty hidden in cathedral wall since World War II finally recovered
A cache of precious metal regalia recently discovered in a Lithuanian cathedral sheds light on medieval royalty.
'Huge fortune' from the 1600s, including gold and silver coins, found in German church where Martin Luther preached
Four bags of money hidden around 1640 and worth "much more than a craftsman could earn in a year" have been found inside a statue at a Gothic church in Germany.
1,800-year-old gold ring with 'Venus the Victorious' carving discovered in France
An 1,800-year-old gold ring with a carving depicting Venus, a Roman goddess associated with victory, has been discovered in Brittany.
13 ancient Egyptian mummies found with gold tongues to help them talk in the afterlife
More than a dozen ancient gold tongues have been discovered in a cemetery at the site of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt.
Sutton Hoo helmet: A gold- and jewel-encrusted relic with ties to Beowulf and a lost Anglo-Saxon king
Fragments of a helmet recovered from the Sutton Hoo ship burial show that early-medieval metalwork could be decorative and functional.
Rare gold 'Brutus' coin minted after Julius Caesar's murder is up for auction
An extremely rare gold coin featuring Brutus, who helped spearhead Julius Caesar's assassination, is up for auction in December.
'Supergiant' gold deposit discovered in China is one of the largest on Earth — and is worth more than $80 billion
Chinese officials have announced the discovery of a massive deposit of high-quality gold ore, potentially worth around $83 billion, which could end up being the largest known deposit of the precious metal anywhere in the world.
