Money
What Online Inflation Calculators Can—and Can't—Tell Us About the Past
Most of these tools are based on the Consumer Price Index, a measure of changing prices in the U.S. over time
How Medieval Money Shaped Ukraine’s Modern Identity
The country's distinct history is revealed in banknotes, coins and other monetary objects, says the Smithsonian’s curator of numismatics
Why Archaeologists Think They've Found the Lost City of Natounia
New research draws on rock reliefs and ancient coins to link the Rabana-Merquly fortress in Iraq to a vassal state of the Parthian Empire
A Gorgosaurus Skeleton Will Be Privately Auctioned Off for the First Time
The specimen is expected to sell for $5 million to $8 million
Amateur Archaeologist Stumbles Onto Trove of Coins Dated to Constantine the Great's Reign
Found in Switzerland, some of the buried Roman coins were minted during a time of relative political stability, between 332 and 335 C.E.
The United States Will Phase Out Incandescent Light Bulbs
Officials estimate this will cut carbon emissions by 222 million metric tons over 30 years and will save Americans $3 million per year on utility bills
Walmart Heirs Launch New Music Festival in Bid to Make Arkansas an Art Destination
FORMAT will bring big-name musicians, contemporary artists to Bentonville
How the Smithsonian Is Honoring Remarkable American Women
From a series of coins to a museum in the making, their groundbreaking achievements gain new visibility
Meet the 'Most Important' Jewish Woman in Medieval England
A new statue honors Licoricia of Winchester, a 13th-century moneylender whose life illuminates the challenges faced by Jews at the time
The True History Behind HBO's 'The Gilded Age'
Julian Fellowes' new series dramatizes the late 19th-century clash between New York City's old and new monied elite
Newly Minted Maya Angelou Quarters Enter Circulation and Make History
Here’s how to find one of the new U.S. quarters—the first to feature a Black woman
James Brown's Estate Has Sold After 15-Year Dispute
The estimated $90 million deal will go mostly toward a scholarship fund for children from South Carolina and Georgia
Found in a Candy Tin: One of the First Coins Struck in Colonial North America
Illegally minted in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the 1652 silver shilling recently sold at auction for $351,912
Israeli Preteen Discovers Rare Silver Coin Minted During Jewish Revolt Against Rome
Eleven-year-old Liel Krutokop found the shekel, which dates to the second year of the first-century C.E. Great Revolt, while sifting through dirt
Rare First Printing of the U.S. Constitution Is the Most Expensive Text Ever Sold at Auction
A collective of cryptocurrency owners attempted to buy the document but was outbid by Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin, who shelled out $43.2 million
Hoard of 5,500 Roman-Era Silver Coins Unearthed in Germany
The coins were buried in what is now the city of Augsburg around the third century C.E.
How Did a 15th-Century Coin Minted Under Henry VII End Up in Newfoundland?
Dated to between 1493 and 1499, the silver half-groat is the oldest English coin ever found in Canada
See the Largest Trove of Early Medieval Gold Coins Ever Found in England
Discovered in a West Norfolk field, the cache of 131 coins and 4 gold objects dates to around 600 C.E.
Display of 100 Renaissance Portraits Underscores Humans' Enduring Desire to Be Remembered
An exhibition at the Rijksmuseum unites two early likenesses of African men in Europe, among other 15th- and 16th-century masterpieces
Amateur Divers Discover Trove of 53 Roman Gold Coins in Spain
A wealthy landowner probably hid the hoard to protect it from "barbarian" invaders
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