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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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC VIII Cyzicus 104
RIC VIII Cyzicus 104. Denomination: AE3. Authority: Constantius II. Mint: Cyzicus. The obverse shows bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing left, spearing fallen horseman with right…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC VIII Cyzicus 96
RIC VIII Cyzicus 96. Denomination: Large AE2. Authority: Constantius II. Mint: Cyzicus. The obverse shows bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing left, spearing fallen horseman with r…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC VIII Lugdunum 133
RIC VIII Lugdunum 133. Denomination: Large AE2. Authority: Magnentius. Mint: Lugdunum. The obverse shows bust of Magnentius, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right; A behind bust, with the legend D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows two Victories, winged, draped, standing facing each other, holding between them…
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American Numismatic Society
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RIC VIII Lugdunum 146
RIC VIII Lugdunum 146. Denomination: Large AE2. Authority: Magnentius. Mint: Lugdunum. The obverse shows bust of Decentius, bareheaded, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N DECENTIVS NOB CAES. The reverse shows two Victories, winged, draped, standing facing each other, holding between them wreath inscribed VOT/V/MV…
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Philipps-Universität Marburg
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RIC VIII Lugdunum 151
RIC VIII Lugdunum 151. Denomination: Large AE2. Authority: Magnentius. Mint: Lugdunum. The obverse shows bust of Magnentius, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right; A behind bust, with the legend D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows two Victories, winged, draped, standing facing each other, holding between them…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC VIII Lugdunum 170
RIC VIII Lugdunum 170. Denomination: Small AE2. Authority: Magnentius. Mint: Lugdunum. The obverse shows bust of Magnentius, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows ☧ flanked by A and ω, with the legend SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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RIC VIII Nicomedia 74
RIC VIII Nicomedia 74. Denomination: Solidus. Authority: Constantius II. Mint: Nicomedia. The obverse shows bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, wearing crested and diademed helmet, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear diagonally over right shoulder in right hand and shield decorated with a horseman trampling a…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC VIII Nicomedia 87
RIC VIII Nicomedia 87. Denomination: Large AE2. Authority: Constantius II. Mint: Nicomedia. The obverse shows bust of Constantius Gallus, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N FL CL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES. The reverse shows soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing left, spearing fallen horse…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC VIII Sirmium 1
AD 351–AD 355
Solidus in gold struck at Sirmium under Constantius II, AD 351–AD 355, catalogued as RIC VIII Sirmium 1. Obverse: Bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, enthroned front, and Constantinopolis, draped, enthroned left, head left, supporting a shield inscribed…
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC VIII Sirmium 11
AD 351–AD 355
Light miliarensis in silver struck at Sirmium under Constantius II, AD 351–AD 355, catalogued as RIC VIII Sirmium 11. Obverse: Bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Constantius II, diademed, draped, cuirassed, and Constantius Gallus, draped, cuirassed, standing front under and ar…
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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 VIII Sirmium 46
RIC VIII Sirmium 46. Denomination: Reduced AE2. Authority: Constantius II. Mint: Sirmium. The obverse shows bust of Constantius Gallus, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right; Δ behind bust, with the legend D N CONSTANTIVS IVN NOB C. The reverse shows helmeted soldier to l., shield on l.arm, spearing falling horseman;…
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Münzkabinett Wien (Magnentius 351 n. Chr.), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
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RIC VIII Siscia 318
AD 351
Large AE2 in billon struck at Siscia under Magnentius, AD 351, catalogued as RIC VIII Siscia 318. Obverse: Bust of Magnentius, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right; A behind bust. Reverse: Magnentius, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding standard with Chi-Rho on banner in right hand and spear in left hand; pla…
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Münzkabinett Wien (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
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RIC VIII Siscia 319
AD 351
Large AE2 in billon struck at Siscia under Magnentius, AD 351, catalogued as RIC VIII Siscia 319. Obverse: Bust of Decentius, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right; A behind bust. Reverse: Decentius, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding standard with Chi-Rho on banner in right hand and spear in left hand; placi…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC VIII Siscia 337
RIC VIII Siscia 337. Denomination: Reduced AE2. Authority: Constantius II. Mint: Siscia. The obverse shows bust of Constantius Gallus, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right; A behind bust, with the legend D N CONSTANTIVS IVN NOB C. The reverse shows soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing left, spearing falle…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC VIII Siscia 352
RIC VIII Siscia 352. Denomination: AE3. Authority: Constantius II. Mint: Siscia. The obverse shows bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing left, spearing fallen horseman with right ha…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC VIII Aquileia 180
AD 352–AD 355
Solidus in gold struck at Aquileia under Constantius II, AD 352–AD 355, catalogued as RIC VIII Aquileia 180. Obverse: Bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, wearing crested and diademed helmet, cuirased, facing front, holding spear diagonally over right shoulder in right hand and shield decorated with ? in left han…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC VIII Aquileia 194
RIC VIII Aquileia 194. Denomination: Large AE2. Authority: Constantius II. Mint: Aquileia. The obverse shows bust of Constantius Gallus, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right; A behind bust, with the legend D N CONSTANTIVS IVN NOB C. The reverse shows soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing left, spearing fal…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC VIII Aquileia 199
RIC VIII Aquileia 199. Denomination: AE3. Authority: Constantius II. Mint: Aquileia. The obverse shows bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing left, spearing fallen horseman with righ…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC VIII Mediolanum 2
AD 352–AD 357
Solidus in gold struck at Mediolanum under Constantius II, AD 352–AD 357, catalogued as RIC VIII Mediolanum 2. Obverse: Bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, enthroned front, and Constantinopolis, draped, enthroned left, head left, supporting a wreath insc…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC VIII Rome 260
RIC VIII Rome 260. Denomination: Reduced AE2. Authority: Constantius II. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Constantius II, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right; Δ behind bust, with the legend D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing left, spearin…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC VIII Rome 273
RIC VIII Rome 273. Denomination: AE3. Authority: Constantius II. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Constantius II, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing left, spearing fallen horseman with…
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KENOM (Kooperative Erschließung und Nutzung der Objektdaten von Münzsammlungen)
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RIC VIII Treveri 312
RIC VIII Treveri 312. Denomination: Large AE2. Authority: Magnentius. Mint: Trier. The obverse shows bust of Magnentius, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right; A behind bust, with the legend D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows two Victories, winged, draped, facing each other, holding between them a wreath insc…
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Universität zu Köln
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RIC VIII Treveri 318
RIC VIII Treveri 318. Denomination: AE1. Authority: Magnentius. Mint: Trier. The obverse shows bust of Magnentius, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG. The reverse shows ☧ flanked by A and ω, with the legend SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES. Related types with the same reverse, stru…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC VIII Amiens 48
AD 353
Reduced AE2 in billon struck at Ambianum under Constantius II, AD 353, catalogued as RIC VIII Amiens 48. Obverse: Bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right; A behind bust. Reverse: Soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, spearing fallen horseman with right hand and holding shield on left arm; to…
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