An rare discovery in northern Luxembourg has given historians a fresh glimpse into the final years of the Western Roman ...

The coins feature portraits of eight emperors, but three coins portrayed an unexpected ruler: Eugenius, an illegitimate emperor of the Western Roman Empire who reigned for only two years (392 to 394).

Since the early Western Han Dynasty there had taken place a large-scale removal of merited personnel and high officials, their kith and kin and families to Changling to protect Emperor Wu Di's tomb.

But new research suggests that the coins may be authentic. And what’s more, that would also prove that the much-debated “emperor” Sponsian really existed. According to a study published in ...

Back in Medieval China, Emperor Wu was the daughter of a lumber merchant ... woman to appear alongside the Emperor on the front of a coin. Quids in! You’ve probably heard of the fierce, flame ...

In Luxembourg, a group of archaeologists has discovered a cache of Roman Gold coins minted between 364 ... the illegitimate emperor who usurped power in 392 AD. Eugenius was declared emperor ...

The coins were minted between 364 and 408 CE and feature the portraits of eight emperors, including Emperor Eugenius, who reigned for only two years from 392 to 394 CE, according to Archaeology ...