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. The team unearthed 141 ...

Gold is one of the oldest forms of money; gold coins were first used in the Kingdom of Lydia (now part of Turkey) in about 550 B.C. Gold has also long been used as a store of value as well as an ...

In fact, the first gold coins were introduced by King Croesus of Lydia (now part of Turkey) around 550 BC. In 2024, gold captured investors' attention because its price per troy ounce increased by ...

Textile trader Unmesh Patel said he had made a return of more than 25% selling four 10-gram gold coins bought less than seven months ago after the Indian government cut import duties on the metal.

Thankfully, the pre-bookings for 'Akshaya Trithiya' have started to come because of the gold price drop. But demand for now remains for coins and bars, less so for jewellery “There’s some ...