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.
Catalogue entries (2,045)
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC IV Trebonianus Gallus 103
AD 251–AD 253
Sestertius in bronze struck at Rome under Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251–AD 253, catalogued as RIC IV Trebonianus Gallus 103. Obverse: Bust of Trebonianus Gallus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Apollo, nude, standing left, leaning in lyre set on rock, holding branch in right hand. Obverse legend: IMP CAES…
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The Digital Coin Cabinet of Mainz University, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC IV Trebonianus Gallus 121A
RIC IV Trebonianus Gallus 121A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Trebonianus Gallus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Trebonianus Gallus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAES C VIBIVS TREBONIANVS GALLVS AVG. The reverse shows salus, draped, standing right, holding snake held in arms,…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Trebonianus Gallus 31
RIC IV Trebonianus Gallus 31. Denomination: Antoninianus. Authority: Trebonianus Gallus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Trebonianus Gallus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG. The reverse shows annona, draped, standing right, holding a rudder upright with her righ…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Trebonianus Gallus 69
AD 251–AD 253
Antoninianus in silver struck at Mediolanum under Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251–AD 253, catalogued as RIC IV Trebonianus Gallus 69. Obverse: Bust of Trebonianus Gallus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Juno, draped, seated left, holding corn-ears in right hand and sceptre in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP C…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Trebonianus Gallus 70
AD 251–AD 253
Antoninianus in silver struck at Mediolanum under Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251–AD 253, catalogued as RIC IV Trebonianus Gallus 70. Obverse: Bust of Trebonianus Gallus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Libertas, draped, standing left, holding pileus in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand. Obverse…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Trebonianus Gallus 71
AD 251–AD 253
Antoninianus in silver struck at Mediolanum under Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251–AD 253, catalogued as RIC IV Trebonianus Gallus 71. Obverse: Bust of Trebonianus Gallus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Pax, draped, standing left, holding branch in right hand and transverse sceptre in left hand. Obverse legen…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Trebonianus Gallus 72
AD 251–AD 253
Antoninianus in silver struck at Mediolanum under Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251–AD 253, catalogued as RIC IV Trebonianus Gallus 72. Obverse: Bust of Trebonianus Gallus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Pietas, veiled, draped, standing left, raising both hands; to left, altar. Obverse legend: IMP C C VIB TREB…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Trebonianus Gallus 79
AD 251–AD 253
Antoninianus in silver struck at Antioch, Syria under Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251–AD 253, catalogued as RIC IV Trebonianus Gallus 79. Obverse: Bust of Trebonianus Gallus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Trebonianus Gallus, in military attire, on horse prancing left, raising right hand and holding sceptre…
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The Digital Coin Cabinet of the University of Cologne, Department of History, Ancient History, and Department of Classics, Byzantine Studies, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC IV Volusian 182
RIC IV Volusian 182. Denomination: Antoninianus. Authority: Volusian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Volusian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG. The reverse shows pietas, veiled, draped, standing left, raising both hands, altar left, with the legend PIETAS AVGG.
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Volusian 205
AD 251–AD 253
Antoninianus in silver struck at Mediolanum under Volusian, AD 251–AD 253, catalogued as RIC IV Volusian 205. Obverse: Bust of Volusian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Felicitas, draped, standing left, holding long caduceus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP C C VIB VOLVSIAN…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Volusian 206
AD 251–AD 253
Antoninianus in silver struck at Mediolanum under Volusian, AD 251–AD 253, catalogued as RIC IV Volusian 206. Obverse: Bust of Volusian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Virtus, helmeted, wearing military attire, standing right, leaning on shield, holding spear in right hand. Obverse legend: IMP C C VIB V…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Volusian 215
AD 251–AD 253
Antoninianus in silver struck at Antioch, Syria under Volusian, AD 251–AD 253, catalogued as RIC IV Volusian 215. Obverse: Bust of Volusian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP C C VIB VOLVSIANVS A…
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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RIC IV Volusian 253A
RIC IV Volusian 253A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Volusian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Volusian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG. The reverse shows round distyle temple, in which is seated Juno, front, with the legend IVNONI MARTIALI S C.
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Photograph: RPC; Corpus Nummorum (Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities); specimen held by www.ikmk.at
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Viminacium, Trebonianus Gallus, bronze coin — Victory standing left (CN type 16601)
AD 251–252
Coin in bronze struck at Viminacium under Trebonianus Gallus, dated AD 251–252. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 16601 (issuing authority type: city). Obverse: Laureate bust of Trebonianus Gallus, right, wearing cuirass and p…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Aemilian 1
AD 253
Antoninianus in silver struck at Rome under Aemilian, AD 253, catalogued as RIC IV Aemilian 1. Obverse: Bust of Aemilian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Apollo, nude, standing left, holding branch in right hand and resting left elbow on lyre set on rock. Obverse legend: IMP AEMILIANVS PIVS FEL AVG. Reve…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Aemilian 10
AD 253
Antoninianus in silver struck at Rome under Aemilian, AD 253, catalogued as RIC IV Aemilian 10. Obverse: Bust of Aemilian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Spes, draped, advancing left, holding flower in right hand and raising skirt with left hand. Obverse legend: IMP AEMILIANVS PIVS FEL AVG. Reverse lege…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Aemilian 11
AD 253
Antoninianus in silver struck at Rome under Aemilian, AD 253, catalogued as RIC IV Aemilian 11. Obverse: Bust of Aemilian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP AEMILIANVS PIVS FEL AVG. Reverse lege…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Aemilian 12
AD 253
Antoninianus in silver struck at Rome under Aemilian, AD 253, catalogued as RIC IV Aemilian 12. Obverse: Bust of Aemilian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Virtus, helmeted, in military attire, standing left, right foot on helmet, holding branch in right hand and spear in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP AE…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Aemilian 13
AD 253
Antoninianus in silver struck at Rome under Aemilian, AD 253, catalogued as RIC IV Aemilian 13. Obverse: Bust of Aemilian, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Legend inscribed in laurel-wreath. Obverse legend: IMP AEMILIANVS PIVS FEL AVG. Reverse legend: VOTIS DECENNALIBVS.
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Aemilian 31
RIC IV Aemilian 31. Denomination: Antoninianus. Authority: Aemilian. Mint: Uncertain value. The obverse shows bust of Cornelia Supera, diademed, draped, on crescent, right, with the legend COR SVPERA AVG. The reverse shows juno, draped, seated left, holding flower in right hand and child in swaddling clothes in left…
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Münzsammlung des Seminars für Alte Geschichte der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
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RIC IV Aemilian 54A
RIC IV Aemilian 54A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Aemilian. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Aemilian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAES AEMILIANVS P F AVG. The reverse shows legend inscribed in laurel-wreath, with the legend VOTIS DECENNALIBVS S C.
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC IV Uranius Antoninus 2a
AD 253–AD 254
Aureus in gold struck at Emisa under Uranius Antoninus, AD 253–AD 254, catalogued as RIC IV Uranius Antoninus 2a. Obverse: Bust of Uranius Antoninus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Quadriga, pacing left, bearing conical stone on which is eagle engraved; to right and left, parasol. Obverse legend: L IVL…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Uranius Antoninus 3a
AD 253–AD 254
Aureus in gold struck at Emisa under Uranius Antoninus, AD 253–AD 254, catalogued as RIC IV Uranius Antoninus 3a. Obverse: Bust of Uranius Antoninus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Fortuna (?), draped, standing left, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Obverse legend: L IVL AVR S…
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Gallo-Roman Museum, Tongeren — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC V Gallienus (joint reign) 128
AD 253–AD 254
Antoninianus in silver struck at Rome under Valerian, AD 253–AD 254, catalogued as RIC V Gallienus (joint reign) 128. Obverse: Bust of Gallienus, radiate, draped, right. Reverse: Apollo, nude, standing right, drawing bow. Obverse legend: IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVG. Reverse legend: APOLINI PROPVG.
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