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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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
ancient coins
RIC VI Thessalonica 30b
AD 308–AD 310
AE2 in bronze struck at Thessalonica under Galerius, AD 308–AD 310, catalogued as RIC VI Thessalonica 30b. Obverse: Head of Licinius, laureate, right. Reverse: Genius, wearing modius, sometimes radiate, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in right hand and holding cornu…
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Münzkabinett Wien, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC VI Thessalonica 36
RIC VI Thessalonica 36. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Galerius. Mint: Thessalonica. The obverse shows bust of Galeria Valeria, diademed, sometimes wearing necklace, draped with embroidered robes, facing front, head right, with the legend GAL VALERIA AVG. The reverse shows venus, draped, standing front, head left, ho…
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Institute of Ancient History and Classical Antiquities, University of Graz; GAMS Numis collection. Individual photographer not stated.
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RIC VI Ticinum 106
RIC VI Ticinum 106. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Maxentius. Mint: Ticinum. The obverse shows head of Maxentius, laureate, right, with the legend IMP MAXENTIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, advancing right, crowning Roma with right hand and holding palm in left hand; Roma, draped, seated left o…
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The British Museum
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RIC VI Ticinum 108
RIC VI Ticinum 108. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Maxentius. Mint: Ticinum. The obverse shows head of Maxentius, laureate, right, with the legend IMP MAXENTIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, standing left, crowning Roma with right hand and holding palm in left hand; Roma, draped, seated front, h…
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Münzkabinett der Universität Göttingen, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC VI Antioch 117
RIC VI Antioch 117. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Maximinus Daia. Mint: Antioch, Syria. The obverse shows head of Maximinus Daia, laureate, right, with the legend GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES. The reverse shows virtus, draped, cuirassed, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and shield and trophy ove…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC VI Antioch 125
RIC VI Antioch 125. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Maximinus Daia. Mint: Antioch, Syria. The obverse shows bust of Maximinus Daia, helmeted, cuirassed, left, holding spear over right shoulder and shield decorated with two riders and four prisoners on left arm, with the legend MAXIMINVS NOB CAES. The reverse shows vir…
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Ashmolean Museum, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC VI Heraclea 45
RIC VI Heraclea 45. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Galerius. Mint: Heraclea. The obverse shows head of Maximinus Daia, laureate, right, with the legend GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES. The reverse shows virtus, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder, with the legend VIRTVTI -…
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Institute of Ancient History and Classical Antiquities, University of Graz; GAMS Numis collection. Individual photographer not stated.
ancient coins
RIC VI Lugdunum 310
RIC VI Lugdunum 310. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Lugdunum. The obverse shows bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, seen from behind, with the legend IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. The reverse shows sol, nude, standing front, head left, raising right hand and holding globe in le…
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The British Museum
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RIC VI Ostia 25
RIC VI Ostia 25. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Maxentius. Mint: Ostia. The obverse shows head of Maximian, veiled, right, with the legend DIVO MAXIMIANO PATRI MAXENTIVS AVG. The reverse shows eagle, wings spread, standing right on domed hexastyle shrine, right door ajar, with the legend AETERNAE - MEMORIA. Related…
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The British Museum
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RIC VI Ostia 34
RIC VI Ostia 34. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Maxentius. Mint: Ostia. The obverse shows head of Romulus, right, with the legend DIVO ROMVLO N V BIS CONS. The reverse shows eagle, wings spread, standing right on domed shrine, right door ajar, with the legend AETERNAE - MEMORIAE.
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The British Museum
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RIC VI Ostia 35
RIC VI Ostia 35. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Maxentius. Mint: Ostia. The obverse shows head of Maxentius, laureate, right, with the legend IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows castor and Pollux, wearing caps, nude, chlamys draped over shoulders, standing facing each other, both leaning on sceptre with outer…
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American Numismatic Society, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC VI Ostia 41
RIC VI Ostia 41. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Maxentius. Mint: Ostia. The obverse shows head of Maxentius, laureate, right, with the legend IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows wolf and twins, standing left, with the legend AETERNITAS AVG N. Physically, the entry records material Bronze.
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The British Museum
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RIC VI Ostia 45
RIC VI Ostia 45. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Maxentius. Mint: Ostia. The obverse shows head of Maxentius, laureate, right, with the legend IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows fides, draped, seated left, holding standard in each hand, with the legend FIDES MI-LI-T-VM or FIDES MI-L-I-TVM or FIDES MI-L-IT-VM o…
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The British Museum
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RIC VI Ostia 48
RIC VI Ostia 48. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Maxentius. Mint: Ostia. The obverse shows head of Maxentius, laureate, right, with the legend IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows mars, cloak flying, advancing left, holding branch in right hand and shield and spear in left hand, with the legend MARTI C-O-MITI AV…
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Münzkabinett der Universität Göttingen, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC VI Ostia 54
RIC VI Ostia 54. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Maxentius. Mint: Ostia. The obverse shows head of Maxentius, laureate, right, with the legend IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand, with the legend VICTORIA AE-TERNA AVG N…
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Ashmolean Museum, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC VI Siscia 201a
RIC VI Siscia 201a. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Licinius. Mint: Siscia. The obverse shows head of Maximian, laureate, right, with the legend IMP MAXIMIANVS P F AVG. The reverse shows genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left…
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KENOM (Kooperative Erschließung und Nutzung der Objektdaten von Münzsammlungen)
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RIC VI Antioch 133c
RIC VI Antioch 133c. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Maximinus Daia. Mint: Antioch, Syria. The obverse shows head of Maximinus Daia, laureate, right, with the legend IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG. The reverse shows genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from pa…
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Münzkabinett Wien, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC VI Antioch 147d
RIC VI Antioch 147d. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Maximinus Daia. Mint: Antioch, Syria. The obverse shows head of Constantine I, laureate, right, with the legend IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. The reverse shows genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from p…
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Münzkabinett Wien, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC VI Antioch 155b
RIC VI Antioch 155b. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Maximinus Daia. Mint: Antioch, Syria. The obverse shows head of Maximinus Daia, laureate, right, with the legend IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG. The reverse shows virtus, nude, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and shield and trophy over left…
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The British Museum
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RIC VI Heraclea 47
RIC VI Heraclea 47. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Galerius. Mint: Heraclea. The obverse shows head of Maximinus Daia, laureate, right, with the legend IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINO P F INV AVG. The reverse shows genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, pouring liquid from patera in ri…
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Münzkabinett Wien (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
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RIC VI Londinium 146c
RIC VI Londinium 146c. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Londinium. The obverse shows bust of Licinius, laureate, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP LICINIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows sol, chlamys falling from left shoulder, standing left, holding up globe in right hand and whip in left hand, wi…
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Münzsammlung des Seminars für Alte Geschichte der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC VI Londinium 166
RIC VI Londinium 166. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Londinium. The obverse shows bust of Constantine I, laureate, helmeted, cuirassed, left, holding spear over right shoulder and shield on left arm, with the legend CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. The reverse shows sol, chlamys falling from left shoulder,…
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American Numismatic Society, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC VI Londinium 195
RIC VI Londinium 195. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Londinium. The obverse shows bust of Constantine I, laureate, cuirassed, right, with the legend CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. The reverse shows concordia, draped, standing slightly left, holding standard in each hand, with the legend CONCOR-D MILIT or…
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Münzsammlung des Seminars für Alte Geschichte der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC VI Londinium 209c
RIC VI Londinium 209c. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Londinium. The obverse shows bust of Licinius, laureate, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP LICINIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows genius, turreted, draped, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, with the leg…
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