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Item No.: c031
Roman Denarius Coins
Roma, helmeted ... more
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Item No.: c032
Roman Denarius Coins
X is a mark of value: 1 denarius = 10 asses ... more
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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
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Item No.: c035
Roman Denarius Coins
Minerva, wearing crested helmet and aegis ... more
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Item No.: c037
Roman Denarius Coin
Diana, with diadem and hair drawn back in knot ... more
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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
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Item No.: c039
Roman Denarius Coins
In view of Balbus’ end, the victorious note of the coin is not without irony ... more
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Item No.: c040
Roman Denarius Coins
The coin recalls a famous incident in Greek mythology. Marsyas challenged Apollo in an oboe-playing contest ... more
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Item No.: c041
Roman Denarius Coins
In a time of rising political tension at Rome, serration, or edge-marking, was used ... more
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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
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Item No.: c043
Roman Denarius Coins
The obverse provides the first instance of a moneyer recording ... more
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Item No.: c045
Roman Denarius Coin
Libertas, wearing cruciform earring and necklace of pendants ... more
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Item No.: c047
Roman Denarius Coins
The coin is a reminder firstly of the aqueduct ... more
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Item No.: c049
Roman Denarius Coin
One of the commonest of Caesar issues ... more
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Item No.: c050
Roman Denarius Coins
The Metelli, a family of great antiquity ... more
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Item No.: c051
Roman Denarius Coins
Victory, wearing diadem and necklace of pendants ... more
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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
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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
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Item No.: c055
Roman Denarius Coin
Antony minted a long series of denarii, having minimal silver content ... more
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Item No.: c056
Roman Denarius Coins
Augustus, bareheaded ... more
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Item No.: c058
Roman Denarius Coins
The coin commemorates the Senate bestowal on Augustus ... more
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Item No.: c059
Roman Denarius Coins
The golden clipeus uirtutis (“shield of valour”) ... more
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Item No.: c068
Roman Denarius Coins
The numismatic commemoration of the deified Claudius ... more
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Item No.: c070
Roman Denarius Coin
Otho came to the throne ... more
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Item No.: c071
Roman Denarius Coins
Vitellius was sent to Germany by Galba in A.D. 68 ... more
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Item No.: c073
Roman Denarius Coins
Under the Empire the office of Pontifex Maximus ... more
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Item No.: c076
Roman Denarius Coins
The reverse may be seen as a direct reference to the triumph ... more
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Item No.: c079
Roman Denarius Coins
That Minerva was Domitian favourite goddess is abundantly clear from the remarkable frequency of her appearance ... more
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Item No.: c081
Roman Denarius Coin
Domitian, laureate ... more
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Item No.: c082
Roman Denarius Coins
AVGVST. is an abbreviation of the genitive AVGVSTI: the personification, and, therefore, the quality it represents ... more
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Item No.: c083
Roman Denarius Coins
The portrait makes no attempt at idealisation ... more
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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
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Item No.: c085
Roman Denarius Coins
NERVA in the obverse legend ... more
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Item No.: c086
Roman Denarius Coin
Trajan, laureate ... more
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Item No.: c088
Roman Denarius Coins
There is no direct historical reference. The reverse type bears a general character, suggesting justice and prosperity ... more
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Item No.: c089
Roman Denarius Coins
The high standard of monetary art under the Flavians declined ... more
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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
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Item No.: c096
Roman Denarius Coins
The portrait is naturalistic, forceful and vigorous. Hadrian was deeply interested in his provinces ... more
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Item No.: c097
Roman Denarius Coin
Hadrian, bareheaded ... more
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Item No.: c098
Roman Denarius Coins
Tradition has it that the marriage of Hadrian and Sabina was unhappy ... more
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Item No.: c099
Roman Denarius Coin
The obverse legend recalls that Antoninus was adopted by Hadrian ... more
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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
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Item No.: c108
Roman Denarius Coins
The lowest level of such a pyre contained combustible materials ... more
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Item No.: c109
Roman Denarius Coins
The obverse portrait suggests sternness and strength. The reverse type refers to the spirit of harmonious cooperation ... more
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Item No.: c110
Roman Denarius Coins
The obverse portrait is remarkable for its elaborately curled hair and beard. The title Armeniacus commemorates ... more
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Item No.: c112
Roman Denarius Coin
Lucilla, daughter of Marcus Aurelius and the younger Faustina, ... more
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Item No.: c115
Roman Denarius Coins
There is an unconscious irony in the message of the reverse ... more
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Item No.: c116
Roman Denarius Coins
Julia Domna, second wife of Septimius Severus and mother of Caracalla ... more
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Item No.: c117
Roman Denarius Coins
Caracalla imperial name was Marcus Aurelius Antoninus ... more
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Item No.: c118
Roman Denarius Coins
Julia Maesa was the grandmother of two emperors ... more
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Item No.: c123
Roman Denarius Coin
The legend of the reverse may, for once, be taken at its face value ... more
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