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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State Museum of Prehistory Halle, via nomisma.org / OCRE
ancient coins
RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 49
RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 49. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Maximinus Thrax. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopiae in left ha…
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Philipps-Universität Marburg, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 61
RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 61. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Maximinus Thrax. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows providentia, draped, standing left, holding wand in right hand over globe decorated with st…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 64
RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 64. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Maximinus Thrax. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows salus, draped, seated left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled round altar, w…
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Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 70
RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 70. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Maximinus Thrax. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows maximinus Thrax, in military attire (?), standing left, raising right hand and holding shor…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 75
RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 75. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Maximinus Thrax. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows legend in four lines within wreath, with the legend VOTIS DECENNALIBVS S C.
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Münzkabinett Wien, via nomisma.org / OCRE
ancient coins
RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 76
RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 76. Denomination: Dupondius. Authority: Maximinus Thrax. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Maximinus I, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows legend in four lines within wreath, with the legend VOTIS DECENNALIBVS S C. The obverse shows…
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Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Maximus 1
RIC IV Maximus 1. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Maximinus Thrax; Maximus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Maximus, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend IVL VERVS MAXIMVS CAES. The reverse shows priestly emblems: jug between lituus and knife on left and to right, simpulum and sprinkler, with the leg…
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Universität Bonn, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Maximus 6
RIC IV Maximus 6. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Maximinus Thrax; Maximus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Maximus, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend C IVL VERVS MAXIMVS CAES. The reverse shows priestly emblems: jug between lituus, knife and patera on left and to right simpulum and sprinkler, w…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Maximus 7A
RIC IV Maximus 7A. Denomination: Dupondius. Authority: Maximinus Thrax; Maximus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Maximus, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend C IVL VERVS MAXIMVS CAES. The reverse shows priestly emblems: jug between lituus, knife and patera on left and to right simpulum and sprinkler, w…
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Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 18A
RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 18A. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Maximinus Thrax. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM. The reverse shows fides, draped, standing front, head left, holding military standard in each hand, with the…
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Universität Augsburg, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 20
RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 20. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Maximinus Thrax. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM. The reverse shows providentia, draped, standing left, holding wand in right hand over globe set on ground and…
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Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 3
RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 3. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Maximinus Thrax. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows maximinus Thrax, in military attire, standing left between two standard, raising right hand an…
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 31
RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 31. Denomination: Dupondius. Authority: Maximinus Thrax. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows maximinus Thrax, in military attire, standing left between two standard, raising right hand…
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Hamburger Kunsthalle, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 81
RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 81. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Maximinus Thrax. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM. The reverse shows pax, draped, standing left, holding branch in extended right hand and transverse sceptre i…
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Universität Würzburg, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 90
RIC IV Maximinus Thrax 90. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Maximinus Thrax. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Maximinus I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm in…
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The Academic Coin Cabinet of the Archaeological Collection of Rostock University (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
ancient coins
RIC IV Maximus 12B
RIC IV Maximus 12B. Denomination: As. Authority: Maximinus Thrax; Maximus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Maximus, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend MAXIMVS CAES GERM. The reverse shows priestly emblems: jug between lituus, knife and patera on left and to right simpulum and sprinkler, with the legen…
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Universität Rostock, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Maximus 13
RIC IV Maximus 13. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Maximinus Thrax; Maximus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Maximus, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend MAXIMVS CAES GERM. The reverse shows maximus, in military attire, standing left, holding baton in right hand and transverse spear in left hand;…
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
ancient coins
Silver denarius of Maximinus Thrax, Roman, 236 CE
236 CE
Denarius in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 08.170.346), catalogued by the museum's Greek and Roman Art department under the title “Silver denarius of Maximinus Thrax”. The museum dates it 236 CE and records its origin as Roman; Late Imperial. The museum records the medium as Silver and the dimen…
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Numista catalogue (photo contributor credited on the source page)
ancient coins
RIC IV Balbinus 1
AD 238
Denarius in silver struck at Rome under Balbinus, AD 238, catalogued as RIC IV Balbinus 1. Obverse: Bust of Balbinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Concordia, draped, seated left, holding patera in extended right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP C D CAEL BALBINVS AVG. Reverse leg…
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC IV Balbinus 10
AD 238
Antoninianus in silver struck at Rome under Balbinus, AD 238, catalogued as RIC IV Balbinus 10. Obverse: Bust of Balbinus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Clasped right hands. Obverse legend: IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG. Reverse legend: CONCORDIA AVGG.
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC IV Balbinus 11
AD 238
Antoninianus in silver struck at Rome under Balbinus, AD 238, catalogued as RIC IV Balbinus 11. Obverse: Bust of Balbinus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Clasped right hands. Obverse legend: IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG. Reverse legend: FIDES MVTVA AVGG.
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC IV Balbinus 12
AD 238
Antoninianus in silver struck at Rome under Balbinus, AD 238, catalogued as RIC IV Balbinus 12. Obverse: Bust of Balbinus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Clasped right hands. Obverse legend: IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG. Reverse legend: PIETAS MVTVA AVGG.
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
ancient coins
RIC IV Balbinus 13
AD 238
Dupondius in bronze struck at Rome under Balbinus, AD 238, catalogued as RIC IV Balbinus 13. Obverse: Bust of Balbinus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Jupiter, nude except for cloak on shoudlers, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP CAES D CAEL B…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Balbinus 14
RIC IV Balbinus 14. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Balbinus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Balbinus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG. The reverse shows balbinus, Pupienus, and Gordian III, all seated left on platform; behind them, soldier standing left,…
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