Images of a kneeling archer were sculpted on the coins, indicating that they were darics, a type of currency used in the ancient Persian Empire ... pottery and other artifacts when they were ...

This logistical chain reflects the impressive reach of the Roman Empire ... ancient world’s most remarkable artifacts: a ...

until appraisers said it was an ancient Persian artifact. The 5½-inch gold cup, which experts have dated to the third or fourth century B.C., fetched $100,000 at an auction in Dorchester ...