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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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
ancient coins
RIC X Theodosius II (East) 323
RIC X Theodosius II (East) 323. Denomination: Solidus. Authority: Theodosius II. Mint: Constantinople. The obverse shows bust of Theodosius II, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm, with the legend D N THEODOSI-VS P…
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American Numismatic Society
ancient coins
RIC X Theodosius II (East) 336
RIC X Theodosius II (East) 336. Denomination: Tremissis. Authority: Theodosius II. Mint: Constantinople. The obverse shows bust of Eudoxia, pearl-diademed, draped, right, wearing necklace and earrings, with the legend AEL EVDO-XIA AVG. The reverse shows cross within a wreath; ties 10, 11, and 12. The obverse shows b…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC X Marcian 509
RIC X Marcian 509. Denomination: Solidus. Authority: Marcian. Mint: Constantinople. The obverse shows medium-sized bust of Marcian, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm, with the legend D N MARCIA-NVS P F AVG. The re…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC X Marcian 514
RIC X Marcian 514. Denomination: Semissis. Authority: Marcian. Mint: Constantinople. The obverse shows bust of Marcian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N MARCIA-NVS P F AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, seated right on cuirass with shield behind, supporting a shield inscribe…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC X Marcian 518
RIC X Marcian 518. Denomination: Tremissis. Authority: Marcian. Mint: Constantinople. The obverse shows bust of Marcian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N MARCIA-NVS P F AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, advancing front, head left, holding wreath in right hand and cross on g…
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
ancient coins
RIC X Marcian 523
AD 450–AD 457
Solidus in gold struck at Thessalonica under Marcian, AD 450–AD 457, catalogued as RIC X Marcian 523. Obverse: Bust of Marcian, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm. Reverse: Marcian, draped, cuirassed, standing fron…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
ancient coins
RIC X Marcian 532
RIC X Marcian 532. Denomination: Siliqua. Authority: Marcian. Mint: Constantinople. The obverse shows bust of Marcian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N MARCIA-NVS P F AVG. The reverse shows sAL/REI/PYI within wreath; similar to ties 13 and 14.
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
ancient coins
RIC X Marcian 535
AD 450–AD 457
AE4 in bronze struck at Thessalonica under Marcian, AD 450–AD 457, catalogued as RIC X Marcian 535. Obverse: Bust of Marcian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Marcian monogram 1 within wreath, + above. Obverse legend: D N MARCIANVS P F AVG.
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
ancient coins
RIC X Marcian 548
AD 450–AD 457
AE4 in bronze struck at Nicomedia under Marcian, AD 450–AD 457, catalogued as RIC X Marcian 548. Obverse: Bust of Marcian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Marcian monogram 5 within complete wreath. Obverse legend: D N MARCIANVS P F AVG.
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
ancient coins
RIC X Marcian 550
AD 450–AD 457
AE4 in bronze struck at Nicomedia under Marcian, AD 450–AD 457, catalogued as RIC X Marcian 550. Obverse: Bust of Marcian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Marcian monogram 1 within complete wreath, + above. Obverse legend: D N MARCIANVS P F AVG.
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
ancient coins
RIC X Marcian 566
AD 450–AD 457
RIC X Marcian 566 is an AE4 coin. The obverse features a right-facing bust of Marcian, described as pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed, accompanied by the legend "D N MARCIANVS P F AVG". The reverse displays a cross positioned within a wreath, with no reverse legend recorded in the source. The coin is made of st…
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Numista catalogue (photo contributor credited on the source page)
ancient coins
RIC X Avitus 2403
AD 455–AD 456
Solidus in gold struck at Mediolanum under Avitus, AD 455–AD 456, catalogued as RIC X Avitus 2403. Obverse: Bust of Avitus, bearded, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Avitus, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand; treading down a pros…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
ancient coins
RIC X Avitus 2406
AD 455–AD 456
This object is a gold tremissis coin. The obverse features a pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Avitus facing right, along with the obverse legend reading "D N AVITVS - PERP AG". The reverse displays a cross positioned within a wreath. documentation. The coin is struck from gold and is dated to the perio…
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Münzkabinett Wien (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
ancient coins
RIC X Marcian 2301
AD 455
Solidus in gold struck at Ravenna under Marcian, AD 455, catalogued as RIC X Marcian 2301. Obverse: Bust of Marcian, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Marcian, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand; placing right foot on head of human…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC X Marcian 2305
AD 455
RIC X Marcian 2305 is a tremissis coin featuring imperial iconography and inscriptions. Its obverse depicts a right-facing bust of Marcian that is pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed, accompanied by the legend D N MARCIAN-VS PERP AVG. The reverse design presents a cross positioned within a wreath, with no reverse…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
ancient coins
RIC X Petronius Maximus 2202
AD 455
Solidus in gold struck at Rome under Petronius Maximus, AD 455, catalogued as RIC X Petronius Maximus 2202. Obverse: Bust of Petronius Maximus, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Petronius Maximus, crowned, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in le…
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
ancient coins
RIC X Petronius Maximus 2203
AD 455
Solidus in gold struck at Ravenna under Petronius Maximus, AD 455, catalogued as RIC X Petronius Maximus 2203. Obverse: Bust of Petronius Maximus, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Petronius Maximus, crowned with trefoil ornament, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding long cross in right hand…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC X Valentinian III 2044
RIC X Valentinian III 2044. Denomination: Solidus. Authority: Valentinian III. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Valentinian III, rosette-diademed, wearing consular robes, left, holding mappa in right hand and cruciform sceptre in left hand, with the legend D N PLA VALENTI-NIANVS P F AVG. The reverse shows valen…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
ancient coins
RIC X Leo I (East) 678
AD 457–AD 474
AE4 in bronze struck at Cyzicus under Leo I, AD 457–AD 474, catalogued as RIC X Leo I (East) 678. Obverse: Bust of Leo I, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Lion, crouching left, head right, within a wreath, which may be broken by mint-mark. Obverse legend: D N LEO P F AVG.
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
ancient coins
RIC X Leo I (East) 690
AD 457–AD 474
AE4 in bronze struck at Cyzicus under Leo I, AD 457–AD 474, catalogued as RIC X Leo I (East) 690. Obverse: Bust of Leo I, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Leo I monograms 1 or 2 within wreath. Obverse legend: D N LEO PER AVG.
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
ancient coins
RIC X Leo I (West) 2502
AD 457
Solidus in gold struck at Ravenna under Leo I, AD 457, catalogued as RIC X Leo I (West) 2502. Obverse: Bust of Leo I, bearded, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Leo I, diademed, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand; placing right foot…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
ancient coins
RIC X Leo I (West) 2506
AD 457
Solidus in gold struck at Mediolanum under Leo I, AD 457, catalogued as RIC X Leo I (West) 2506. Obverse: Bust of Leo I, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Leo I, draped, cuirassed, standing front, head left, holding cross on globe in right hand and standard in left hand. Obverse legend: D N LEO PE…
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
ancient coins
RIC X Majorian 2610
AD 457–AD 461
This object is a gold tremissis catalogued as RIC X Majorian 2610. The obverse features a right-facing bust of Majorian, which is pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed. The reverse design displays a cross positioned within a wreath. record. The coin was manufactured from struck gold between AD 457 and AD 461. It wa…
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American Numismatic Society
ancient coins
RIC X Majorian 2633
RIC X Majorian 2633. Denomination: Solidus. Authority: Majorian. Mint: Arelate comitatensian mint. The obverse shows bust of Majorian, helmeted, rosette-diademed with plain jewel, draped, cuirassed, right, holding spear pointing forward in right hand and shield decorated with Chi-Rho on left arm, with the legend D N…
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