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, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
ancient coins
RIC VI Aquileia 141
RIC VI Aquileia 141. Denomination: AE3. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Aquileia. The obverse shows bust of Constantine I, laureate, cuirassed, right, with the legend CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. The reverse shows mars, helmeted, cloak hanging behind, standing right, leaning on reversed spear with right hand and placing le…
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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 Aquileia 144
RIC VI Aquileia 144. Denomination: AE3. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Aquileia. The obverse shows bust of Constantine I, laureate, cuirassed, right, with the legend CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. The reverse shows sol, chlamys draped over left shoulder (or hanging behind him), standing left (or standing front, head left),…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC VI Heraclea 66
AD 312
AE2 in bronze struck at Heraclea under Licinius, AD 312, catalogued as RIC VI Heraclea 66. Obverse: Head of Maximinus Daia, laureate, right. Reverse: Jupiter, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing front, head left, holding globe in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand. Obverse legend: IMP C GAL VAL…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC VI Heraclea 68
AD 312
AE3 in bronze struck at Heraclea under Licinius, AD 312, catalogued as RIC VI Heraclea 68. Obverse: Head of Licinius, laureate, right. Reverse: Jupiter, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing front, head left, holding globe in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand. Obverse legend: IMP C VAL LICINIAN…
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American Numismatic Society, via nomisma.org / OCRE
ancient coins
RIC VI Londinium 248
RIC VI Londinium 248. Denomination: AE3. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Londinium. The obverse shows bust of Constantine I, laureate, cuirassed, right, with the legend CONSTANTINVS P AVG. The reverse shows roma, helmeted, draped, seated left, holding branch in right hand and globe in left hand, with the legend FELI…
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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 Londinium 249
RIC VI Londinium 249. Denomination: AE3. 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 lege…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC VI Londinium 280
RIC VI Londinium 280. Denomination: AE3. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Londinium. The obverse shows bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. The reverse shows sol, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, raising right hand and holding up globe w…
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American Numismatic Society
ancient coins
RIC VI Ostia 66
AD 312–AD 313
Solidus in gold struck at Ostia under Constantine I, AD 312–AD 313, catalogued as RIC VI Ostia 66. Obverse: Head of Licinius, laureate, right. Reverse: Jupiter, nude to waist, seated left on throne, holding thunderbolt in right hand and leaning on sceptre in left hand. Obverse legend: LICINIVS P F AVG. Reverse legen…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
ancient coins
RIC VI Ostia 89
RIC VI Ostia 89. Denomination: AE3. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Ostia. The obverse shows bust of Constantine I, laureate, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. The reverse shows sol, chlamys hanging behind (occasionally flying out), standing left (or standing front, head left), raising ri…
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The British Museum
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RIC VI Ostia 95a
RIC VI Ostia 95a. Denomination: AE3. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Ostia. The obverse shows bust of Maximinus Daia, laureate, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP MAXIMINVS P F AVG. The reverse shows legionary eagle, standing left, between two vexilla; vexilla to left surmounted by right hand; vexilla to right su…
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Münzkabinett Berlin, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC VI Rome 286
RIC VI Rome 286. Denomination: Solidus. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Maximinus Daia, laureate, right, with the legend MAXIMINVS 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 CONSTANTI…
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The British Museum
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RIC VI Rome 294c
RIC VI Rome 294c. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Licinius, laureate, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP LICINIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopi…
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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 Rome 331
RIC VI Rome 331. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, right, seen from behind, with the legend IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. The reverse shows sol, chlamys hanging behind (sometimes flying out), standing right, raising right hand and holdin…
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Münzkabinett Wien, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC VI Rome 348b
RIC VI Rome 348b. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Maximinus Daia, laureate, draped, right, seen from behind, with the legend IMP MAXIMINVS P F AVG. The reverse shows legionary eagle, standing front or right, between two vexilla, with the legend S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCI…
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Ashmolean Museum, via nomisma.org / OCRE
ancient coins
RIC VI Thessalonica 50a
RIC VI Thessalonica 50a. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Licinius. Mint: Thessalonica. The obverse shows head of Maximinus Daia, laureate, right, with the legend MAXIMINVS P F AVG. The reverse shows jupiter, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing front, head left, holding globe in right hand and leaning on sceptr…
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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 Thessalonica 60
RIC VI Thessalonica 60. Denomination: AE3. Authority: Licinius. Mint: Thessalonica. The obverse shows bust of Licinius, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP LIC LICINIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows jupiter, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing front, head left, holding Victory on globe in ri…
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Münzkabinett Wien (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
ancient coins
RIC VI Ticinum 115
AD 312–AD 313
AE3 in bronze struck at Ticinum under Constantine I, AD 312–AD 313, catalogued as RIC VI Ticinum 115. Obverse: Head of Maximinus Daia, laureate, right. Reverse: Genius, wearing modius, nude, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Obverse legend: M…
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Münzkabinett der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC VI Ticinum 131a
RIC VI Ticinum 131a. Denomination: AE3. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Ticinum. The obverse shows bust of Constantine I, laureate, cuirassed, right, with the legend CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. The reverse shows sol, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing right, head left, raising right hand and holding up globe in l…
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
ancient coins
Gold solidus of Constantine I, Roman, 313–315 CE
313–315 CE
Solidus in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 2025.830.1), catalogued by the museum's Greek and Roman Art department under the title “Gold solidus of Constantine I”. The museum dates it 313–315 CE and records its origin as Roman; Late Imperial, Constantinian. The museum records the medium as Gold an…
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Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
ancient coins
RIC VI Antioch 170b
RIC VI Antioch 170b. 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 hercules, standing right, leaning on lion's skin on club, with the legend HERCVLI - VICTORI.
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC VI Heraclea 73
RIC VI Heraclea 73. Denomination: AE3. Authority: Licinius. Mint: Heraclea. The obverse shows head of Licinius, laureate, right, with the legend IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows jupiter, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing front, head left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and leanin…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC VI Rome 371
RIC VI Rome 371. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. The reverse shows sol, chlamys hanging behind, standing left, raising right hand and holding up globe in left hand, with t…
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Münzkabinett Wien (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
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RIC VI Siscia 229b
RIC VI Siscia 229b. Denomination: AE3. Authority: Licinius. Mint: Siscia. The obverse shows head of Constantine I, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. The reverse shows jupiter, chlamys hanging from left shoulder, standing front, head left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and leaning on scep…
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Department of Numismatics and Monetary History at the University of Vienna, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC VI Siscia 233c
RIC VI Siscia 233c. Denomination: AE3. Authority: Licinius. Mint: Siscia. The obverse shows head of Constantine I, laureate, right, with the legend IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG. The reverse shows jupiter, chlamys hanging from left shoulder, standing front, head left, holding Victory in right hand and leaning on sceptre…
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