01TH CENTURY Coins
Quadrans: The Smallest Fractional Coin of Ancient Rome
Illustrated Specimen Details: Bronze Quadrans Example Specimen: Quadrans, ND (41-54 AD) (Roman Empire) Authority & Heraldry: This bronze coin was struck under Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus — the fourth Roman …
Quinarius: coin of Roman Republic; 1/2 denarius
Illustrated Specimen Details: Quinarius Example Specimen: Roman Republic, Moneyer M. CATO (89 BC) Although the quinarius denomination itself can be somewhat rare, this specific type from 89 BC is relatively common. It was massiv…
Prutah: Ancient Bronze Coin of Judaea & Biblical History
Illustrated Specimen Details: Prutah Example Specimen: Prutah, 8-11 AD — Roman Province of Judaea (Israel) This bronze specimen was struck in Jerusalem during the administration of Marcus Ambivulus , the second Roman prefect. Th…
Huo quan: coin of Chinese Empire (Xin dynasty)
HUO QUAN: COIN OF ANCIENT CHINA Huo quan, 14-23 AD: Chinese Empire (Xin dynasty) Xin dynasty — a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty (from 9 to 23 AD), established by the Wang Mang, who usurped the throne. This dynasty ruled for a little over a …
Tetrassarion: coin of Olbia (Roman province Lower Moesia)
TETRASSARION: COIN OF OLBIA (MODERN UKRAINE) Tetrassarion, 1st century: Olbia (dependence on the Roman Empire) Ancient coin of the Greek colony of Olbia (modern Mykolaiv region, southern Ukraine) during the time when those territories were part of …
As: coin of Roman Empire; 1/10 denarius
AS: COIN OF ROMAN EMPIRE As, 41-54: Roman Empire Ruler: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus — the first Roman emperor to be born outside Italy. S C ( S enatus C onsultum – "Decision of the Senate") within a wreath: a mark that w…
Zhu: coin of Chinese Empire (Xin dynasty)
ZHU: COIN OF ANCIENT CHINA 50 zhu (Daquan Wushi), 9-23 AD: Chinese Empire (Xin dynasty) The Xin dynasty in Chinese historiography, was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty which lasted from 9 to 23 AD, established by the Wang Mang, who usurped th…
Assarion: coin of Bosporan Kingdom (Panticapaeum)
ASSARION: COIN OF BOSPORUS Assarion, 39-45 AD: Bosporan Kingdom The Bosporan Kingdom (Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus) — an ancient Greco-Scythian state located in eastern Crimea and the Taman Peninsula on the shores of the present-day Strait of …