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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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
ancient coins
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 69A
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 69A. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Augustus. Mint: Colonia Patricia. The obverse shows head of Augustus, bare, right, with the legend CAESAR AVGVSTVS. The reverse shows tetrastyle round domed temple, Mars, helmeted and cloaked, standing inside left, holding aquila in right hand a…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 119
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 119. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Augustus. Mint: Colonia Patricia. The obverse shows head of Augustus, laureate, right, with the legend CAESARI AVGVSTO. The reverse shows domed tetrastyle temple with triumphal currus standing within, right, containing aquila and four miniature…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
ancient coins
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 150A
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 150A. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Augustus. Mint: Colonia Patricia. The obverse shows head of Augustus, bare, right, with the legend S P Q R CAESARI AVGVSTO. The reverse shows mars, helmeted and cloaked, standing left, holding vexillum in right hand and parazonium on left shoul…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
ancient coins
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 340
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 340. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Augustus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows herald, standing, left, holding caduceus in right hand, and shield with star in left, with the legend AVGVST DIVI F LVDOS SAE. The reverse shows four-rayed comet with tail above youthful head, laureate, ri…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
ancient coins
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 351
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 351. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Augustus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Augustus, bare, right. The reverse shows mars, helmeted and cloaked, standing left, holding spear in right hand and parazonium in left, on pedestal inscribed S P Q R V PR RE CAES, with the legend L…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
ancient coins
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 356
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 356. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Augustus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows augustus bust right, on round shield in laurel wreath, with the legend S C OB R P CVM SALVT IMP CAESAR AVGVS CONS. The reverse shows mars, helmeted and cloaked, standing left, holding spear in right hand a…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
ancient coins
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 367
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 367. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Augustus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Venus, diademed, draped, right, with the legend C ANTISTVS VETVS IIIVIR. The reverse shows simpulum and lituus, above, tripod and patera, below, with the legend COS IMP CAESAR AVGV XI. The obverse…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
ancient coins
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 386
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 386. Denomination: As. Authority: Augustus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Augustus, bare, right, with the legend CAESAR AVGVSTVS TRIBVNIC POTEST. The reverse shows legend surrounding S C, with the legend L SVRDINVS IIIVIR A A A F F. The obverse shows head of Augustus, bare, ri…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
ancient coins
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 412
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 412. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Augustus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Augustus, bare, right, with the legend AVGVSTVS. The reverse shows equestrian statue of Agrippa bearing trophy on ornamented pedestal, with the legend COSSVS CN F LENTVLVS. The obverse shows head o…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
ancient coins
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 415
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 415. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Augustus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Augustus, bare, right, with the legend AVGVSTVS. The reverse shows augustus, laureate and togate, right, resting on shield inscribed CV, placing star on other figure holding spear and Victory on gl…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
ancient coins
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 421
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 421. Denomination: Quadrans. Authority: Augustus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows simpulum and lituus, with the legend LAMIA SILIVS ANNIVS. The reverse shows legend surrounding S C, with the legend IIIVIR A A A F F. The obverse shows simpulum and lituus, with the legend LAMIA SILIVS ANN…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
ancient coins
As of Augustus from the Roman Empire, 7 BC
7 BC
Bronze as. Obverse: head of the emperor facing right. Reverse: in the field the letters S and C. In the legend the name of Marcus Maecilius Tullus, moneyer in the year -7. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0040; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalwo…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 432
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 432. Denomination: As. Authority: Augustus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Augustus, bare, left, with the legend CAESAR AVGVST PONT MAX TRIBVNIC POT. The reverse shows legend surrounding S C, with the legend M SALVIVS OTHO IIIVIR A A A F F. The obverse shows head of Augustus, b…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 464
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 464. Denomination: Quadrans. Authority: Augustus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bowl-shaped or flat-shaped altar, with the legend SISENNA MESSALLA IIIVIR. The reverse shows legend surrounding S C, with the legend GALVS APRONIVS A A A F F. The obverse shows bowl-shaped or flat-shaped a…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
ancient coins
Quadrans of Augustus from the Roman Empire, 4 BC
4 BC
Bronze quadrans. Obverse: anvil. Reverse: in the field the letters S and C. In the legend the name of Lucius Valerius Catullus, moneyer. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0041; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.6 c…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
ancient coins
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 206
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 206. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Augustus. Mint: Lugdunum. The obverse shows head of Augustus, laureate, right, with the legend CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE. The reverse shows gaius and Lucius Caesar standing, each, togate, resting hand on shield and spear, simpulum, righ…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
ancient coins
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 211
RIC I (second edition) Augustus 211. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Augustus. Mint: Lugdunum. The obverse shows head of Augustus, laureate, right, with the legend CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE. The reverse shows gaius and Lucius Caesar standing, each, togate, resting hand on shield and spear, simpulum, ri…
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
ancient coins
RIC I (second edition) Tiberius 24
AD 14–AD 37
Aureus in gold struck at Lugdunum under Tiberius, AD 14–AD 37, catalogued as RIC I (second edition) Tiberius 24. Obverse: Head of Tiberius, laureate, right. Reverse: Head of Augustus, laureate, right; above, star. Obverse legend: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS. Reverse legend: DIVOS AVGVST DIVI F.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
ancient coins
RIC I (second edition) Tiberius 26
RIC I (second edition) Tiberius 26. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Tiberius. Mint: Lugdunum. The obverse shows head of Tiberius, laureate, right, with the legend TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS. The reverse shows female figure, draped, right, seated, right on chair with plain legs, holding branch and long sceptre;…
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
ancient coins
RIC I (second edition) Tiberius 29
RIC I (second edition) Tiberius 29. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Tiberius. Mint: Lugdunum. The obverse shows head of Tiberius, laureate, right, with the legend TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS. The reverse shows female figure, draped, right, seated, right holding branch and inverted spear, on chair with ornamented…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC I (second edition) Tiberius 3
RIC I (second edition) Tiberius 3. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Tiberius. Mint: Lugdunum. The obverse shows head of Tiberius, laureate, right, with the legend TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS. The reverse shows tiberius, laureate and cloaked, standing in quadriga right, holding laurel-branch in right hand and eagle…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC I (second edition) Tiberius 5
RIC I (second edition) Tiberius 5. Denomination: Quinarius aureus. Authority: Tiberius. Mint: Lugdunum. The obverse shows head of Tiberius, laureate, right, with the legend TI DIVI F AVGVSTVS. The reverse shows victory, draped, seated, right on globe, holding wreath with both hands, her left wing is not visible, wit…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC I (second edition) Tiberius 38
RIC I (second edition) Tiberius 38. Denomination: Dupondius. Authority: Tiberius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Tiberius, laureate, left, with the legend TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST IMP VIII. The reverse shows small facing bust of Tiberius, laureate, draped, right, within laurel-wreath on round shield edged…
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
ancient coins
RIC I (second edition) Tiberius 90
RIC I (second edition) Tiberius 90. Denomination: Dupondius. Authority: Tiberius. Mint: Uncertain value. The obverse shows head of Tiberius, laureate, right, with the legend TI CAESAR DIVI AVGVSTI F AVGVSTVS. The reverse shows caduceus upright between two cornucopiae crossed at the tips and two crossed branches, wit…
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