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 Wien, via nomisma.org / OCRE
ancient coins
RIC IV Macrinus 189
RIC IV Macrinus 189. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Macrinus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Macrinus, laureate, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAES M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG. The reverse shows jupiter, nude with cloak over both arms, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in…
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Münzkabinett Wien, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC IV Macrinus 205
RIC IV Macrinus 205. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Macrinus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Macrinus, laureate, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAES M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG. The reverse shows securitas, draped, seated left, holding sceptre in right hand and supporting her head with left hand; bef…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC IV Macrinus 209
RIC IV Macrinus 209. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Macrinus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Macrinus, laureate, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAES M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped seated on cuirass, right, about to inscribe shield which rests on her left knee;…
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Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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RIC IV Macrinus 211
RIC IV Macrinus 211. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Diadumenian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Diadumenian, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend M OPEL ANTONINVS DIADVMENIANVS CAES. The reverse shows diadumenian, standing front, head right, holding standard in right hand and sceptre i…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC IV Macrinus 216
RIC IV Macrinus 216. Denomination: As. Authority: Diadumenian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Diadumenian, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend M OPEL DIADVMENIANVS CAES. The reverse shows diadumenian, standing left, holding baton in right hand and sceptre in left hand; behind him, two standards, with…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
ancient coins
RIC IV Macrinus 27a
RIC IV Macrinus 27a. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Macrinus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Macrinus, laureate, long bearded, draped, right, with the legend IMP CM OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG. The reverse shows macrinus, togate, seated left on curule chair, holding globe in right hand and short sceptre in left…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Macrinus 53c
RIC IV Macrinus 53c. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Macrinus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Macrinus, laureate, long bearded, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CM OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG. The reverse shows aequitas, draped, head left, standing front, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
ancient coins
RIC IV Macrinus 60c
RIC IV Macrinus 60c. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Macrinus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Macrinus, laureate, long bearded, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CM OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG. The reverse shows felicitas, draped, standing left, holding long caduceus in right hand and cornucopiae in…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Macrinus 67b
RIC IV Macrinus 67b. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Macrinus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Macrinus, laureate, long bearded, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CM OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG. The reverse shows fides, head right, standing front, holding standard in each hand, right foot on helmet, with the…
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Münzkabinett Berlin, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC IV Macrinus 79
RIC IV Macrinus 79. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Macrinus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Macrinus, laureate, long bearded, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CM OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG. The reverse shows macrinus and Diadumenian, seated left on platform; behind, officer standing; in front; Liber…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC IV Macrinus 9
RIC IV Macrinus 9. Denomination: Antoninianus. Authority: Macrinus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Macrinus, radiate, cropped bearded, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CM OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG. The reverse shows fides, standing left, holding standard in each hand; a standard on each side, with th…
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Akademisches Kunstmuseum Bonn, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC IV Macrinus 97
RIC IV Macrinus 97. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Macrinus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Macrinus, laureate, long bearded, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CM OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, walking right, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand, with t…
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American Numismatic Society
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RIC IV Elagabalus 111
RIC IV Elagabalus 111. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Elagabalus, laureate, bearded, draped, right, with the legend IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows libertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in extended right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, with…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Elagabalus 131
RIC IV Elagabalus 131. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Elagabalus, usually horned, laureate, draped, right, with the legend IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing right, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC IV Elagabalus 162
RIC IV Elagabalus 162. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Elagabalus, laureate, draped, right, with the legend IMP ANTONINVS AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, advancing right, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm sloped over left shoulder in l…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Elagabalus 236
RIC IV Elagabalus 236. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Julia Soaemias, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right, with the legend IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVGVSTA. The reverse shows juno, veiled and diademed, standing right, holding sceptre in right hand and pal…
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Universität zu Köln
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RIC IV Elagabalus 243
RIC IV Elagabalus 243. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Julia Soaemias, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right, with the legend IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG. The reverse shows venus, diademed, draped, seated left, holding apple in extended right hand and sce…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Elagabalus 268
RIC IV Elagabalus 268. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Julia Maesa, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right, with the legend IVLIA MAESA AVG. The reverse shows pudicitia, draped, seated left, drawing veil over face with right hand and holding scept…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Elagabalus 350
RIC IV Elagabalus 350. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Elagabalus, usually horned, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing right, sacrificing out of p…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC IV Elagabalus 369
RIC IV Elagabalus 369. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Elagabalus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right ha…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC IV Elagabalus 400
RIC IV Elagabalus 400. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Julia Soaemias, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right, with the legend IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVGVSTA. The reverse shows cybele, towered, draped, seated left in a throne between two lions, holding…
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Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
ancient coins
RIC IV Elagabalus 420
RIC IV Elagabalus 420. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Julia Maesa, diademed, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right, with the legend IVLIA MAESA AVGVSTA. The reverse shows pudicitia, draped, seated left, drawing veil over face with right hand a…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Elagabalus 87
RIC IV Elagabalus 87. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Elagabalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Elagabalus, horned, laureate, draped, right, with the legend IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows elagabalus, in Syrian priestly robes, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over tripod, h…
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Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Macrinus 49
RIC IV Macrinus 49. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Macrinus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Macrinus, laureate, long bearded, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CM OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, walking right, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand, with t…
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