ROMAN EMPIRE Coins
Late Roman Empire Bronze Coin: Riddle of the Maiorina
Illustrated Specimen Details: Maiorina Example Specimen: Bronze Maiorina, circa 392 to 395 AD (Later Roman Empire) Authority & Identification: This ancient bronze coin represents a maiorina struck during the twilight years …
FEL TEMP REPARATIO: The Roman Centenionalis Coinage
Illustrated Specimen Details: Roman Bronze Centenionalis Example Specimen: Centenionalis, 361-363 (Later Roman Empire) Authority & Identification: This ancient bronze coin is a classic centenionalis issued by the Later Roma…
Roman Dupondius: The "Double Pound" Coin Explained
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper Dupondius of Tyras Example Specimen: Dupondius, 211-217 AD (Tyras / Roman Empire) Authority & Identification: This coin was issued by the city of Tyras, an ancient Greek settlement on th…
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 …
Denarius: Silver Coin of Ancient Rome and its Legacy
Illustrated Specimen Details: Denarius (Roman Empire) Example Specimen: Denarius, from 145 to 147 AD — Roman Empire (Marcus Aurelius as Caesar) Ruler & Portraiture: This specimen features the young Marcus Aurelius , struck …
Antoninianus: Roman "Double Denarius" Silver Coin
Illustrated Specimen Details: Silver Antoninianus (Gordian III) Example Specimen: Antoninianus, 238-244 AD Design & Inscriptions: The obverse features the bust of the Emperor wearing a radiate crown — the defining character…
Follis: The Evolution of Roman and Byzantine Bronze Coin
Illustrated Specimen Details: Follis Example Specimen: Constantine I, 314-315 AD (Roman Empire) The coin shown above is a bronze follis minted between 314 and 315 AD during the reign of Constantine I (Constantine the Great). …
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…
Siliqua: coin of Later Roman Empire; 4th-7th centuries
SILIQUA: COIN OF ROMAN EMPIRE Siliqua, 347-355: Later Roman Empire Ruler: Constantius II (Latin "Flavius Julius Constantius") — Roman emperor from 337 to 361, the son of Constantine the Great. His reign saw constant warfare on the borders…
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…
Sestertius: coin of Roman Empire; 1/4 as
SESTERTIUS: COIN OF ROMAN EMPIRE Sestertius, 244-249: Roman Empire Ruler: Philip the Arab (Marcus Julius Philippus "Arabs") — Roman emperor from 244 to 249. ANNONA AVGG : Annona Augusta — ancient goddess of the harvest, divine personifica…