BC 1TH CENTURY Coins
Republican Denarius: History of the Roman Silver Coin
Illustrated Specimen Details: Republican Denarius Example Specimen: Republican Denarius (Serratus), 80 BC (Roman Republic) Iconography & Origin: This silver Denarius Serratus was struck in Rome around 80 BC. The obverse fe…
Drachm: coin from Kingdom of Cappadocia
Illustrated Specimen Details: Drachm Example Specimen: Ariobarzanes I Philoromaios (95-63 BC) The coin featured here is a silver drachm from the Kingdom of Cappadocia, minted during the long and turbulent reign of Ariobarzanes …
Hemidrachm: Silver coin of Lycia and Ancient Greece
Illustrated Specimen Details: Hemidrachm Example Specimen: Hemidrachm, 30-27 BC — City of Cragus (Lycian League, Ancient Greece) This silver hemidrachm was struck by the Lycian League , a powerful federation of city-states in Ly…
Tetrachalkon: coin of Laodikeia (Phrygia)
TETRACHALKON: COIN OF LAODIKEIA Tetrachalkon, 133-67 BC: Laodikeia (Phrygia) Phrygia — kingdom in the west-central part of Anatolia (now Asian Turkey). Historically, the coins of this distinctive highly developed nation are referred by modern resea…