Issuing authority
Roman Empire
Imperial Rome issued an extensive precious-metal and base-metal coinage across dozens of mints.
- Kind
- empire
- Region
- Mediterranean, Europe
- Recorded period
- 27 BC – AD 476
Eastern continuation catalogued separately as the Byzantine Empire.
Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.
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The Digital Coin Cabinet of Mainz University, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 72
RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 72. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Vitellius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Vitellius, laureate, right, with the legend A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P. The reverse shows concordia, draped, seated left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left, with the legend CONCOR…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 82
RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 82. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Vitellius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Vitellius, laureate, right, with the legend A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P. The reverse shows legend in three lines within oak-wreath, with the legend S P Q R OB C S.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 83
RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 83. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Vitellius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Vitellius, laureate, right, with the legend A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P. The reverse shows legend in three lines within oak-wreath, with the legend S P Q R OB C S. The obverse shows head of Vitell…
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The British Museum
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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 86
RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 86. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Vitellius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Vitellius, laureate, right, with the legend A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P. The reverse shows tripod lebes on which lies a dolphin, beneath is a raven, with the legend XV VIR SACR FAC.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 95
RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 95. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Vitellius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Vitellius, laureate, right, with the legend A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P. The reverse shows lucius Vitellius, togate, seated left on curule chair, extending right hand and holding eagle-tipped sc…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 99
RIC I (second edition) Vitellius 99. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Vitellius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Vitellius, laureate, right, with the legend A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P. The reverse shows bust of Lucius Vitellius, laureate and draped, right; eagle-tipped sceptre in front, with the legend L…
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The British Museum
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 21
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 21. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Vespasian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Vespasian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG. The reverse shows aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and long transverse rod(pertica) in…
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 167
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 167. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Vespasian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Vespasian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III. The reverse shows vespasian, in military dress, standing right, holding spear and parazonium, f…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, via nomisma.org
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 190
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 190. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Vespasian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Vespasian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III. The reverse shows roma, helmeted, in military dress, standing right, holding Victory on extende…
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The British Museum
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 221
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 221. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Vespasian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Vespasian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III. The reverse shows victory standing right, resting left foot on helmet, inscribing OB CIV SERV o…
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The British Museum
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 241
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 241. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Vespasian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Vespasian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES VESPAS AVG P M TR P P P COS III. The reverse shows pax standing right, setting fire to arms; Column surmounted by Minerva, left, la…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 305
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 305. Denomination: As. Authority: Vespasian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Vespasian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III. The reverse shows judaea, draped, veiled, seated right on cuirass at foot of palm-tree in an attitude of mourning; v…
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The British Museum
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 358
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 358. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Vespasian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Vespasian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII. The reverse shows neptune, naked, standing left, right foot on globe, holding acrostolium in right hand, which…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 361
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 361. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Vespasian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Vespasian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII. The reverse shows victory, draped, wings pointed upwards, standing right on globe, holding wreath in extended ri…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, via nomisma.org
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 435
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 435. Denomination: Dupondius. Authority: Vespasian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Titus, radiate, right, with the legend T CAES VESPASIAN IMP P TR P COS II. The reverse shows felicitas, draped, standing left, holding winged caduceus upright in right hand and cornucop…
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Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, via nomisma.org
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 545
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 545. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Vespasian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Vespasian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES VESP AVG CEN. The reverse shows vespasian, togate, seated right on curule chair, feet on stool, holding vertical sceptre in right han…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, via nomisma.org
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 581
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 581. Denomination: Dupondius. Authority: Vespasian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Vespasian, radiate, left, with the legend IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS IIII CENS. The reverse shows felicitas, draped, standing left, holding winged caduceus upwards in right hand and…
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Universität zu Köln, via nomisma.org
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 702
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 702. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Vespasian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Vespasian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG. The reverse shows vespasian, togate, seated right on curule chair, feet on stool, holding vertical sceptre in righ…
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 706
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 706. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Vespasian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Titus, laureate, right, with the legend T CAESAR IMP VESPASIAN. The reverse shows winged caduceus, upright, with the legend PONTIF TR P COS III. The obverse shows head of Titus, laureate…
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American Numismatic Society and contributing collections
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 849
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 849. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Vespasian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Vespasian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG. The reverse shows jupiter, bearded, naked, standing facing, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over low garla…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 918
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 918. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Vespasian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Domitian, laureate, right, with the legend CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS. The reverse shows cornucopiae, with the legend COS IIII. The obverse shows head of Domitian, laureate, right, with the l…
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The Academic Coin Cabinet of the Archaeological Collection of Rostock University, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 1215
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 1215. Denomination: Dupondius. Authority: Vespasian. Mint: Lugdunum. The obverse shows head of Vespasian, laureate, right; globe at point of neck, with the legend IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS VIII P P. The reverse shows fortuna, draped, standing left, holding rudder set on glo…
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Coin collections of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 1233
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 1233. Denomination: As. Authority: Vespasian. Mint: Lugdunum. The obverse shows head of Vespasian, laureate, right; globe at point of neck, with the legend IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS VIII P P. The reverse shows judaea seated right under palm-tree, in attitude of mourning: be…
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The British Museum
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 936
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 936. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Vespasian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Vespasian, laureate, left, with the legend IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG. The reverse shows vespasian, in military dress, on left, standing left, holding vertical spear in right hand and para…
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