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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Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
ancient coins
RIC IV Caracalla 120
RIC IV Caracalla 120. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, right, with the legend ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows galley, with rowers and passengers, left; at prow, vexillum; at stern, three figures seated left with…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
ancient coins
RIC IV Caracalla 130A (denarius)
RIC IV Caracalla 130A (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, right, with the legend ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows the Dea Caelestis, wearing high head-dress and long robe to feet, seated facing on lion ga…
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American Numismatic Society
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RIC IV Caracalla 141
RIC IV Caracalla 141. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, right, with the legend ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows sol, radiate, naked except for cloak over left shoulder, standing front, head left, holding globe in e…
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Institute of Ancient History and Classical Antiquities, University of Graz; GAMS Numis collection. Individual photographer not stated.
ancient coins
RIC IV Caracalla 150
RIC IV Caracalla 150. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, right, with the legend ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows caracalla, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over tripod and holding roll…
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Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Septimius Severus 176
RIC IV Septimius Severus 176. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right, with the legend SEVERVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows two captives, each wearing pointed cap and draped to ankles, seated in mourning aptitude back to back, left…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC IV Caracalla 363A
RIC IV Caracalla 363A. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Plautilla, hair coiled in ridges, fastened in bun at back, draped, right, with the legend PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA. The reverse shows concordia, draped, standing left, holding patera in extended rig…
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Hamburger Kunsthalle, via nomisma.org
ancient coins
RIC IV Septimius Severus 252
RIC IV Septimius Severus 252. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right, with the legend SEVERVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows heads of Caracalla, laureate, and of Geta, bare, facing one another, with the legend AETERNIT IMPERI.
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Ruhr-Universität Bochum, via nomisma.org
ancient coins
RIC IV Septimius Severus 265
RIC IV Septimius Severus 265. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right, with the legend SEVERVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows septimius Severus, veiled, togate, standing left, holding branch in extended right hand and roll in left ha…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
ancient coins
RIC IV Septimius Severus 295 (denarius)
RIC IV Septimius Severus 295 (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right, with the legend SEVERVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm sloped o…
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Universität Graz, via nomisma.org
ancient coins
RIC IV Septimius Severus 308
RIC IV Septimius Severus 308. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right, with the legend SEVERVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows septimius Severus, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over altar, with…
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
ancient coins
Silver denarius of Caracalla, Roman, 202–205 CE
202–205 CE
Denarius in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 08.170.342), catalogued by the museum's Greek and Roman Art department under the title “Silver denarius of Caracalla”. The museum dates it 202–205 CE and records its origin as Roman; Mid Imperial, Severan. The museum records the medium as Silver and the…
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
ancient coins
Silver denarius of Septimius Severus, Roman, 202–210 CE
202–210 CE
Denarius in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 08.170.334), catalogued by the museum's Greek and Roman Art department under the title “Silver denarius of Septimius Severus”. The museum dates it 202–210 CE and records its origin as Roman; Mid Imperial, Severan. The museum records the medium as Silver…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
ancient coins
RIC IV Geta 103 (denarius)
RIC IV Geta 103 (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Laodicea ad Mare. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES. The reverse shows mars, helmeted, cloaked, advancing right, holding spear in right hand and trophy in left…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC IV Geta 104
RIC IV Geta 104. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Laodicea ad Mare. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES. The reverse shows minerva, helmeted, draped, advancing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and spear in left…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC IV Geta 105B
RIC IV Geta 105B. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Laodicea ad Mare. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, left, with the legend P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES. The reverse shows minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, leaning on shield, holding spear in right hand, with the…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC IV Geta 134b
RIC IV Geta 134b. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped on left shoulder, right, with the legend P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES. The reverse shows caracalla and Geta, veiled, standing right and left facing each other, sacrificing over alt…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC IV Geta 29
RIC IV Geta 29. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend GETA CAES PONT COS. The reverse shows felicitas, draped, standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, with the legend FELI…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC IV Caracalla 418
RIC IV Caracalla 418. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend ANTONINVS PIVS AVG PONT TR P VII. The reverse shows caracalla (?), veiled, togate, standing right, sacrificing out of patera in…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Caracalla 80B (denarius)
RIC IV Caracalla 80B (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Caracalla, laureate, draped, right, with the legend ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak on left shoulder, standing left, right foot set on h…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Caracalla 86
RIC IV Caracalla 86. Denomination: Quinarius. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Caracalla, laureate, right, with the legend ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm sloped over left shoul…
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
ancient coins
RIC IV Caracalla 94
RIC IV Caracalla 94. Denomination: Quinarius. Authority: Caracalla; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Caracalla, laureate, right, with the legend ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm sloped over left shoul…
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Septimius Severus 216
RIC IV Septimius Severus 216. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right, with the legend SEVERVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows jupiter, naked, sometimes wearing cloak, standing right, right foot drawn back, brandishing thunderbolt in…
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American Numismatic Society
ancient coins
RIC IV Geta 59A
RIC IV Geta 59A. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Geta, bare-headed, bearded, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES. The reverse shows genius, naked, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over garlanded and li…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC IV Geta 67
RIC IV Geta 67. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Geta; Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Geta, laureate, bearded, right, with the legend IMP CAES P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG. The reverse shows genius, naked, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over garlanded and lighted altar and…
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