ROME ANCIENT 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 …
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…
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 …
Limes Denarius: Ancient Roman Frontier Imitations
Illustrated Specimen Details: Limes Denarius (Roman Frontier) Example Specimen: Limes Denarius, early 3rd century (Roman Frontier Imitation of Julia Domna) Design & Symbolism: This coin is a contemporary imitation — a front…
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…
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…
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…
Semis: coin from City of Castulo (Ancient Spain)
SEMIS: COIN OF CASTULO (ROMAN SPAIN) Semis, 154-133 BC: City of Castulo (Hispania: Ancient Iberia under Rome) Coin of Castulo (Iberian "Kastilo") — an ancient Iberian town; nowadays Spain. During the Second Punic War (218 to 201 BC), the …
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 …
Stater: coin of Bosporan Kingdom (Panticapaeum)
STATER: COIN OF BOSPORUS Stater, 322: Bosporan Kingdom 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 Kerch. The 1s…
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…
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 …
Maiorina: coin of Later Roman Empire; 4th-5th centuries
MAIORINA: ROMAN COIN (ANCIENT ROME) Maiorina, 392-395: Later Roman Empire ND (no date): approximate dating. Ruler: Arcadius — Roman emperor from 392 to 408; ruled the eastern half of the empire from 395, when their father died, while his brother Ho…
Centenionalis: coin of Later Roman Empire (350-400)
CENTENIONALIS: COIN OF ROMAN EMPIRE Centenionalis, 361-363: Later Roman Empire ND (no date). Ruler: Julian II (Flavius Claudius Julianus) — Roman emperor from 361 to 363, as well as a notable philosopher. His rejection of Christianity, and his prom…
Dupondius: coin of Tyras (Roman Province)
DUPONDIUS: COIN OF TYRAS Dupondius, 211-217: Tyras (Roman Empire) Wikipedia — Tyras was an ancient Greek city on the northern coast of the Black Sea. It was founded by colonists from Miletus, probably about 600 BC. The city was situated some 10 km…