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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Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, via nomisma.org
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Titus 266
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Titus 266. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Titus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Domitian, laureate, right, with the legend CAESAR DIVI F DOMITIANVS COS VII. The reverse shows altar garlanded and lighted, horns left and right, with the legend PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS.
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The British Museum
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Titus 268
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Titus 268. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Titus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Domitian, laureate, right, with the legend CAESAR DIVI F DOMITIANVS COS VII. The reverse shows minerva standing right, holding spear and shield, with the legend PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France; specimen linked by OCRE
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Titus 318 (as)
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Titus 318 (as). Denomination: As. Authority: Titus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Domitian, laureate, left, with the legend CAES DIVI AVG VESP F DOMITIAN COS VII. The reverse shows spes, draped, advancing left, holding flower up in right hand and lifting up dress with left, wi…
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Titus 387
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Titus 387. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Titus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Julia Titi, draped and diademed, right; hair in long plait, with the legend IVLIA AVGVSTA T AVG F. The reverse shows venus, naked to waist, standing right, resting left elbow on column and holdi…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Titus 391
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Titus 391. Denomination: Dupondius. Authority: Titus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Julia Titi, draped, right; hair bundled high in front and knotted in back, with the legend IVLIA IMP T AVG F AVGVSTA. The reverse shows ceres standing left, holding corn-ears and torch, with th…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Titus 397
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Titus 397. Denomination: Dupondius. Authority: Titus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Julia Titi, draped, right; hair bundled high in front and knotted in back, with the legend IVLIA IMP T AVG F AVGVSTA. The reverse shows vesta seated left, holding palladium and sceptre, with th…
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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Coin — Aureus of Domitian, Roman Empire, 81 AD
81 AD
Coin in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number A.679-1910), made in Roman Empire, dated 81 AD. The museum's brief description reads: Coin, aureus of Domitian, gold, Emperor Domitian and his wife Domitia, Roman, 81 AD. Museum description: Obverse: Inscription. Head of Domitian laureate. Border of dots.…
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Münzkabinett der Universität Göttingen (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
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RIC II Anonymous 11
AD 81–AD 161
RIC II Anonymous 11 is a bronze quadrans belonging to the Roman Empire. data. The reverse side illustrates an owl standing right with its head turned to the front. The recorded reverse legend consists of the letters "S C". The object was struck from bronze between AD 81 and AD 161 at the mint of Rome. The issuing a…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC II Anonymous 12
AD 81–AD 161
Quadrans in bronze struck at Rome under Anonymous, AD 81–AD 161, catalogued as RIC II Anonymous 12. Obverse: Bust of Roma?, helmeted, draped, right. Reverse: Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left. Reverse legend: S C.
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC II Anonymous 27
This object is a Roman Empire quadrans coin registered under the type reference RIC II Anonymous 27. The obverse design depicts a griffon facing right, resting its front left paw on a wheel, with no obverse legend recorded. The reverse design shows a tripod and displays the inscription legend S C. The recorded phys…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 64
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 64. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Domitian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Domitian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M. The reverse shows square seat, draped; semicircular frame with corn-ears above, with the legend TR P COS VII DES VIII…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, via nomisma.org
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 78
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 78. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Domitian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Domitian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG P M. The reverse shows minerva standing left, holding vertical spear in right hand, with the legend TR P COS V…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, via nomisma.org
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 833
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 833. Denomination: Dupondius. Authority: Domitian. Mint: Uncertain value. The obverse shows head of Domitian, radiate, right, with the legend IMP D CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VII. The reverse shows roma seated left on cuirass, holding wreath in right hand and paraz…
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The Digital Coin Cabinet of the University of Cologne, Department of History, Ancient History, and Department of Classics, Byzantine Studies, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 110
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 110. Denomination: As. Authority: Domitian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Domitian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG P M. The reverse shows minerva, helmeted, draped, with aegis down back, advancing right, brandishing spear in right h…
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The British Museum
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 151
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 151. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Domitian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Domitia, draped, right; hair bundled in front and in long plait in back, with the legend DOMITIA AVGVSTA IMP DOMIT. The reverse shows peacock standing right, with the legend CONCORDIA AVGV…
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, via nomisma.org
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 580
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 580. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Domitian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Domitian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VII. The reverse shows minerva standing left, holding thunderbolt and spear; shield at side, with the legend IMP…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 601
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 601. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Domitian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Domitian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII. The reverse shows herald, holding shield and wand, standing left of column inscribed COS XIIII LVD SAEC FE…
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The British Museum
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 623
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 623. Denomination: As. Authority: Domitian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Domitian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIII CENS PER P P. The reverse shows domitian standing left over altar; flute and lyre players left; temple behind, wi…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 727
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 727. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Domitian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Domitian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XI. The reverse shows minerva standing left, holding spear, with the legend IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P. The obver…
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The Digital Coin Cabinet of the University of Cologne, Department of History, Ancient History, and Department of Classics, Byzantine Studies, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 751
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 751. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Domitian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Domitian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XVI CENS PER P P. The reverse shows jupiter seated left, holding Victory in right and vertical sceptre in left, wit…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, via nomisma.org
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 760
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 760. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Domitian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows carpentum drawn right by two mules, with the legend DIVAE IVLIAE AVG DIVI TITI F S P Q R. The reverse shows legend surrounding large S C, with the legend IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XVI CENS PER…
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TU Bergakademie Freiberg, via nomisma.org
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 771
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 771. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Domitian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Domitian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XIIII. The reverse shows minerva standing right on top of rostral column, holding spear and shield; owl right, w…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, via nomisma.org
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 796
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 796. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Domitian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Domitian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XVII CENS PER P P. The reverse shows two arch triumphal arch surmounted by quadriga driven by tw…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, via nomisma.org
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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 804
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 804. Denomination: Dupondius. Authority: Domitian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Domitian, radiate, right, with the legend IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XVII CENS PER P P. The reverse shows virtus standing right, resting foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium, wit…
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