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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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
ancient coins
RIC III Antoninus Pius 623
RIC III Antoninus Pius 623. 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 decastyle temple, with statues on roof and in pediment, seated figure in center, with the lege…
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Akademisches Kunstmuseum, Universität Bonn
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 635a
RIC III Antoninus Pius 635a. 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 salus, draped, standing left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar le…
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Numismatic Collection of the Archaeological Seminar of the Philipps-Universität Marburg, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 343
RIC III Antoninus Pius 343. 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 DIVA FAVSTINA. The reverse shows front view of Hexastyle temple in…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 344 (denarius)
RIC III Antoninus Pius 344 (denarius). 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 DIVA FAVSTINA. The reverse shows juno(?), veiled, drape…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 356a (denarius)
RIC III Antoninus Pius 356a (denarius). 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 DIVA FAVSTINA. The reverse shows ceres, veiled, draped…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 378a (denarius)
RIC III Antoninus Pius 378a (denarius). 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 DIVA FAVSTINA. The reverse shows ceres, veiled, drape…
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 384a (denarius)
RIC III Antoninus Pius 384a (denarius). 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 DIVA FAVSTINA. The reverse shows peacock, walking rig…
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 717B
RIC III Antoninus Pius 717B. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Antoninus Pius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Antoninus Pius, laureate, draped, right, with the legend ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, flying right, holding trophy, pointing upwards to right, in…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 733
RIC III Antoninus Pius 733. Denomination: As. 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 sow standing, right under holm-oak, suckling four young; in front, one (or two) more, with the legend…
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1253A
RIC III Antoninus Pius 1253A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Antoninus Pius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right, with the legend AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS II. The reverse shows marcus Aurelius, standing left, clasping hands with Faustina the Younger, standing right,; behind…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 127c (denarius)
RIC III Antoninus Pius 127c (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. 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 aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in extended right hand and vertical rod in left,…
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OÖ Landes-Kultur GmbH, Land Oberösterreich, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 137
RIC III Antoninus Pius 137. Denomination: Denarius. 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 winged thunderbolt lying horizontal on draped throne, with the legend COS IIII.
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State Coin Collection of Munich, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1379
RIC III Antoninus Pius 1379. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Antoninus Pius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, right, hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines with ringlets down front: it is coiled in a chignon on back of head., with the legend FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL.…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1387b
RIC III Antoninus Pius 1387b. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Antoninus Pius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Faustina the Younger, draped, right, hair is elaborately dressed in horizontal lines with ringlets down front: it is coiled in a chignon on back of head., with the legend FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 155 (denarius)
RIC III Antoninus Pius 155 (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. 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 liberalitas, draped, standing, left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopiae in left, with th…
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 774
RIC III Antoninus Pius 774. 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. The reverse shows antoninus Pius, seated left on platform on right; behind him, officer, in front Liberalitias, standing…
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The Digital Coin Cabinet of Kiel University, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 780
RIC III Antoninus Pius 780. 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 IIII. The reverse shows roma, helmeted, draped, seated, left on throne, holding Victory on extended right hand and re…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 167 (denarius)
RIC III Antoninus Pius 167 (denarius). 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 XI. The reverse shows salus, draped, standing left, holding patera in right hand feeding snake coiled around alt…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 168 (denarius)
RIC III Antoninus Pius 168 (denarius). 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 XI. The reverse shows antoninus Pius, veiled, draped, standing left, with patera in right hand sacrificing over…
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 840
RIC III Antoninus Pius 840. 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 XI. The reverse shows annona standing left, holding grain stalks over modius with grain stalks left and anchor, with the…
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Münzkabinett der Universität Göttingen (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1293A (as)
RIC III Antoninus Pius 1293A (as). Denomination: As. Authority: Antoninus Pius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Marcus Avrelius, bare, right, with the legend AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F. The reverse shows pietas, draped, standing, left, holding up right hand and holding box in left at side: at feet, left, a chil…
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Numismatic Collection of the Professorship for Ancient History at the University of Passau, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 175
RIC III Antoninus Pius 175. 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 XII. The reverse shows annona, draped, standing left, holding two corn-ears in right hand over modius with corn-ears, left;…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 200C (denarius)
RIC III Antoninus Pius 200C (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Antoninus Pius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P. The reverse shows pax, draped, standing left, holding branch extended in right hand and vertica…
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Münzkabinett der Universität Göttingen (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
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RIC III Antoninus Pius 1305B (as)
RIC III Antoninus Pius 1305B (as). Denomination: As. Authority: Antoninus Pius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Marcus Aurelius, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII FIL. The reverse shows minerva, helmeted, draped, standing, left, holding Victory on right hand and resting left o…
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