Coins

Crispus (Caesar A.D. 317-326)

Coins Relating to the Constantinian Period (Christianity in Rome) [Coin Collecting]...

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5th Century AD Roman Bronze

Coins relating to the End of the Empire (Valentinian and later) [Rome] [Coin Collecting]...

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Commodus A.D. 177-192

Relating to the Middle Empire (Adoptive Emperors) [Rome] [Coin Collecting]...

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Roman Imperial Plated Coins

Severan Period (not Septimius or Domna) [Rome] [Coin Collecting]...

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Gordian III the Boy King

Gordian III became Emperor at the end of the confusion of 238 AD. That he was largely a figurehead is made obvious by his young age (about 15) but, compared to other `boy kings`, Gordian did a good job as ruler of Rome. The grandson of the respected Gordian I (and nephew of Gordian II), Gordian III was selected to restore peace following the deaths...

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Postumus, Emperor of Gaul

Coins Relating to Military Emperors [Rome] [Coin Collecting]...

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`Coded` Antoniniani

The identification of joint Emperors Diocletian and Maximianus with the gods (respectively) Jupiter and Hercules was documented by a strange series of silvered antoniniani from the mint at Siscia. Coins Relating to Military Emperors [Rome] [Coin Collecting]...

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Delmatius (Caesar A.D. 335-337)

Coins Relating to the Constantinian Period (Christianity in Rome) [Coin Collecting]...

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Coins of Barbarians

"Barbarian" was a term applied to any people not of Greek or Roman origin. By the time of the late Roman Empire, what was considered barbaric in one generation would frequently become more civilized and be adopted into the Roman "family" to the point that Roman Emperors after the first century AD were rarely of Italian lineage. Coins relating to th...

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3 Republican Denarii - Same or Different

Unlike modern coins, it is common for ancient coins to be available with a great variety of minor variations. In some cases this is an accident caused by individually hand cut dies each being a little different even when every attempt was made to make them the same. In other cases, the differences were part of the plan to control mint operations an...

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