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 Roman Denarius Coins


Item No.: c031
Roman Denarius Coins

Roma, helmeted ... more

   
Item No.: c032
Roman Denarius Coins

X is a mark of value: 1 denarius = 10 asses ... more

   
Item No.: c033
Roman Denarius Coins

The moneyer uses the reverse of this coin to commemorate a victory achieved by his father Quintus Caecilius Metellus ... more

   
Item No.: c035
Roman Denarius Coins

Minerva, wearing crested helmet and aegis ... more

   
Item No.: c037
Roman Denarius Coin

Diana, with diadem and hair drawn back in knot ... more

   
Item No.: c038
Roman Denarius Coins

The head of the Sabine king Titus Tatius and the reference to the abduction of the Sabine women ... more

   
Item No.: c039
Roman Denarius Coins

In view of Balbus’ end, the victorious note of the coin is not without irony ... more

   
Item No.: c040
Roman Denarius Coins

The coin recalls a famous incident in Greek mythology. Marsyas challenged Apollo in an oboe-playing contest ... more

   
Item No.: c041
Roman Denarius Coins

In a time of rising political tension at Rome, serration, or edge-marking, was used  ... more

   
Item No.: c042
Roman Denarius Coins

Each of the five issues of Volteius is thought to refer to one of the five principal Roman festivals held yearly ... more

   
Item No.: c043
Roman Denarius Coins

The obverse provides the first instance of a moneyer recording ... more

   
Item No.: c045
Roman Denarius Coin

Libertas, wearing cruciform earring and necklace of pendants ... more

   
Item No.: c047
Roman Denarius Coins

The coin is a reminder firstly of the aqueduct  ... more

   
Item No.: c049
Roman Denarius Coin

One of the commonest of Caesar issues ... more

   
Item No.: c050
Roman Denarius Coins

The Metelli, a family of great antiquity ... more

   
Item No.: c051
Roman Denarius Coins

Victory, wearing diadem and necklace of pendants ... more

   
Item No.: c053
Roman Denarius Coins

The obverse is an attempt to perpetuate the memory of Pompey exploits. The portrait of Pompey has a rugged simplicity ... more

   
Item No.: c054
Roman Denarius Coins

In November, 43 B.C. Antony, Octavian and Lepidus were appointed tresuiri rei publicae constituendae for a period of five year... more

   
Item No.: c055
Roman Denarius Coin

Antony minted a long series of denarii, having minimal silver content  ... more

   
Item No.: c056
Roman Denarius Coins

Augustus, bareheaded ... more

   
Item No.: c058
Roman Denarius Coins

The coin commemorates the Senate bestowal on Augustus ... more

   
Item No.:  c059
Roman Denarius Coins

The golden clipeus uirtutis (“shield of valour”)  ... more

   
Item No.:  c068
Roman Denarius Coins

The numismatic commemoration of the deified Claudius ... more

   
Item No.: c070
Roman Denarius Coin

Otho came to the throne ... more

   
Item No.: c071
Roman Denarius Coins

Vitellius was sent to Germany by Galba in A.D. 68  ... more

   
Item No.: c073
Roman Denarius Coins

Under the Empire the office of Pontifex Maximus ... more

   
Item No.: c076
Roman Denarius Coins

The reverse may be seen as a direct reference to the triumph ... more

   
Item No.: c079
Roman Denarius Coins

That Minerva was Domitian favourite goddess is abundantly clear from the remarkable frequency of her appearance ... more

   
Item No.: c081
Roman Denarius Coin

Domitian, laureate ... more

   
Item No.: c082
Roman Denarius Coins

AVGVST. is an abbreviation of the genitive AVGVSTI: the personification, and, therefore, the quality it represents ... more

   
Item No.: c083
Roman Denarius Coins

The portrait makes no attempt at idealisation ... more

   
Item No.: c084
Roman Denarius Coins

The patera was a broad, shallow dish used for sacrificial offerings. Strangely enough, it often appears on Roman coins ... more

   
Item No.: c085
Roman Denarius Coins

NERVA in the obverse legend ... more

   
Item No.: c086
Roman Denarius Coin

Trajan, laureate ... more

   
Item No.: c088
Roman Denarius Coins

There is no direct historical reference. The reverse type bears a general character, suggesting justice and prosperity ... more

   
Item No.: c089
Roman Denarius Coins

The high standard of monetary art under the Flavians declined  ... more

   
Item No.: c095
Roman Denarius Coins

The reverse legend, TELLVS STABIL[ITA], means “Earth stabilised”. The suggestion is that the Golden Age of Hadrian ... more

   
Item No.: c096
Roman Denarius Coins

The portrait is naturalistic, forceful and vigorous. Hadrian was deeply interested in his provinces ... more

   
Item No.: c097
Roman Denarius Coin

Hadrian, bareheaded ... more

   
Item No.: c098
Roman Denarius Coins

Tradition has it that the marriage of Hadrian and Sabina was unhappy ... more

   
Item No.: c099
Roman Denarius Coin

The obverse legend recalls that Antoninus was adopted by Hadrian ... more

   
Item No.: c104
Roman Denarius Coins

Although we know little of the history of the years A.D. 140-144, the Victory types hint at Antoninus Pius’ British campaigns ... more

   
Item No.: c108
Roman Denarius Coins

The lowest level of such a pyre contained combustible materials ... more

   
Item No.: c109
Roman Denarius Coins

The obverse portrait suggests sternness and strength. The reverse type refers to the spirit of harmonious cooperation ... more

   
Item No.: c110
Roman Denarius Coins

The obverse portrait is remarkable for its elaborately curled hair and beard. The title Armeniacus commemorates ... more

   
Item No.: c112
Roman Denarius Coin

Lucilla, daughter of Marcus Aurelius and the younger Faustina, ... more

   
Item No.: c115
Roman Denarius Coins

There is an unconscious irony in the message of the reverse ... more

   
Item No.: c116
Roman Denarius Coins

Julia Domna, second wife of Septimius Severus and mother of Caracalla ... more

   
Item No.: c117
Roman Denarius Coins

Caracalla imperial name was Marcus Aurelius Antoninus ... more

   
Item No.: c118
Roman Denarius Coins

Julia Maesa was the grandmother of two emperors ... more

   
Item No.: c123
Roman Denarius Coin

The legend of the reverse may, for once, be taken at its face value ... more