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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Archaeologists in Luxembourg have discovered a lavish 1,700-year-old hoard of Roman gold coins that had been placed near the foundations of a small, tower-like Roman fort.