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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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 423
RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 423. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Hadrian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Hadrian, laureate, bare chest, traces of drapery on far shoulder usually visible, right, with the legend IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG P M TR P COS III. The reverse shows libertas seat…
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The British Museum
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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 508
RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 508. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Hadrian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, viewed from front, with the legend IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG. The reverse shows hercules seated facing on pile of armor, holding club and…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 590
RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 590. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Hadrian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Hadrian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG. The reverse shows river god (Euphrates?) reclining left, holding rudder and resting hand on urn pouring forth water,…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 2493
RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 2493. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Hadrian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Sabina, wearing double stephane with hair braided and piled, draped, right, with the legend SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P. The reverse shows ceres seated left on basket, holding corn ea…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 2495
RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 2495. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Hadrian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Sabina, wearing double stephane with hair braided and piled, draped, right, with the legend SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P. The reverse shows vesta seated left, holding palladium and sce…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 3092
RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 3092. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Hadrian. Mint: Eastern Mint. The obverse shows head of Hadrian, laureate, right, with the legend HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P. The reverse shows ship, right, with rowers, arched cabin in stern, mast with sail leaning over toward prow, figureh…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 927
RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 927. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Hadrian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Hadrian, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right, viewed from rear or side, with the legend HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P. The reverse shows hadrian standing right, raising right hand and holding spear…
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The British Museum
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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 1587
RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 1587. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Hadrian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Hadrian, right, with the legend HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P. The reverse shows hadrian, sometimes veiled, advancing right, holding scroll; following him, three soldiers, with the legend // DISC…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 2501
RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 2501. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Hadrian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Sabina, diademed, wearing stephane with hair in queue, draped, right, with the legend SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P. The reverse shows concordia seated left, holding patera and resting ar…
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Universität Rostock, via nomisma.org
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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 2507
RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 2507. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Hadrian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Sabina, diademed, wearing stephane with hair in queue, draped, right, with the legend SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P. The reverse shows pudicitia, veiled, standing left, arranging veil, wi…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 2549
RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 2549. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Hadrian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Sabina, diademed, wearing stephane with hair in queue, draped, right, with the legend SABINA AVGVSTA. The reverse shows juno standing left, holding patera and sceptre; to left, peacock, with…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 2576
RIC II, Part 3 (second edition) Hadrian 2576. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Hadrian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Sabina, diademed, wearing stephane with hair in queue, draped, right, with the legend SABINA AVGVSTA. The reverse shows venus standing right, arranging drapery and holding apple, with the l…
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1081
RIC III Antoninus Pius 1081. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Antoninus Pius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved and coiled in bands across head and drawn up at back and piled in a round coil on top., with the legend FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII P P.…
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The Digital Coin Cabinet of Mannheim University, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 339A
RIC III Antoninus Pius 339A. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Antoninus Pius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Faustina the Elder, draped, right, hair elaborately waved in several loops round head and drawn up and coiled on top, with the legend FAVSTINA AVGVSTA. The reverse shows throne, ornamented and draped…
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The British Museum
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 587
RIC III Antoninus Pius 587. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Antoninus Pius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right, with the legend ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P. The reverse shows phoenicia, towered, standing left, holding crown in right hand and short sceptre in left; by left foot, pro…
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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
ancient coins
Coin — Aureus of Antonius Pius, Rome, 140-143 AD
140-143 AD
Coin in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number A.684-1910), made in Rome, dated 140-143 AD. The museum's brief description reads: Coin (aureus), gold, of Antonius Pius / Jupiter, Roman, ca. 140-143 AD. Museum description: Small gold coin. The obverse features a portrait of Antoninus Pius and an inscri…
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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
ancient coins
Coin — Aureus of Antonius Pius, Rome, 140-144 AD
140-144 AD
Coin in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number A.683-1910), made in Rome, dated 140-144 AD. The museum's brief description reads: Coin (aureus), gold, of Antonius Pius / Mars, Roman, ca. 140-144 AD. Museum description: Small gold coin. On the obverse: a portrait of the emperor Antoninus Pius. On the r…
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1240A (as)
RIC III Antoninus Pius 1240A (as). Denomination: As. Authority: Antoninus Pius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right; sometimes with drapery on left shoulder, with the legend AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS. The reverse shows priestly emblems: from left to right, knife, sprinkler, jug, li…
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Hamburger Kunsthalle, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 417A
RIC III Antoninus Pius 417A. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Antoninus Pius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right, with the legend ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III. The reverse shows head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right, with the legend AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS. Related t…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 424A (denarius)
RIC III Antoninus Pius 424A (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Antoninus Pius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right, with the legend AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS. The reverse shows emblems of priesthood: from left to right, knife, sprinkler, jug, lituus, and simpulum, with…
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Akademisches Kunstmuseum, Universität Bonn
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 598a
RIC III Antoninus Pius 598a. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Antoninus Pius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right, with the legend ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III. The reverse shows apollo, laureate, draped to feet, standing front, head left, holding patera in right hand and…
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Ashmolean Museum (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 605a
RIC III Antoninus Pius 605a. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Antoninus Pius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right, with the legend ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III. The reverse shows genius of the Senate, togate, standing left, holding branch upwards in extended right hand an…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 609
RIC III Antoninus Pius 609. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Antoninus Pius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right, with the legend ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III. The reverse shows mars, helmeted, standing right, holding spear in right hand nad resting left hand on shield, w…
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Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 619
RIC III Antoninus Pius 619. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Antoninus Pius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right, with the legend ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III. The reverse shows antoninus Pius, standing left, placing tiara on head of king of Armenia, standing left, and ho…
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