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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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
ancient coins
RIC X Libius Severus 2713
AD 461–AD 465
Half siliqua in silver struck at Rome under Libius Severus, AD 461–AD 465, catalogued as RIC X Libius Severus 2713. Obverse: Bust of Libius Severus, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: ☧ within a wreath. Obverse legend: D N LIB SEVERVS P F AVG.
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
ancient coins
RIC X Libius Severus 2719
AD 461–AD 465
Solidus in gold struck at Ravenna under Libius Severus, AD 461–AD 465, catalogued as RIC X Libius Severus 2719. Obverse: Bust of Libius Severus, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Libius Severus, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding long cross and Victory on globe; placing right foot on head…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC X Visigoths 3754
RIC X Visigoths 3754. Denomination: Solidus. Authority: Visigoths. Mint: Uncertain value. The obverse shows bust of Libius Severus, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N LIBIVS SEVE-RVS P F AVG. The reverse shows libius Severus, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding long cross in right…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
ancient coins
RIC X Visigoths 3763
RIC X Visigoths 3763. Denomination: Tremissis. Authority: Visigoths. Mint: Uncertain value. The obverse shows bust of Libius Severus, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N SEVER-VS P F AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, standing left, supporting long jeweled cross, with the leg…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC X Leo I (East) 605
RIC X Leo I (East) 605. Denomination: Solidus. Authority: Leo I. Mint: Constantinople. The obverse shows bust of Leo I, 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 LEO PE-RPET AVG. The reverse shows vic…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
ancient coins
RIC X Leo I (East) 608
RIC X Leo I (East) 608. Denomination: Semissis. Authority: Leo I. Mint: Constantinople. The obverse shows bust of Leo I, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N LEO PE-RPET AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, seated right on cuirass with shield behind, supporting a shield inscribed…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC X Leo I (East) 611
RIC X Leo I (East) 611. Denomination: Tremissis. Authority: Leo I. Mint: Constantinople. The obverse shows bust of Leo I, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N LEO PE-RPET AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, advancing front, head left, holding wreath in right hand and cross on glo…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC X Leo I (East) 614
RIC X Leo I (East) 614. Denomination: Tremissis. Authority: Leo I. Mint: Constantinople. The obverse shows bust of Verina, pearl-diademed, draped, right, wearing necklace and earrings, with the legend AEL (rev.U)ERI-NA AVG. The reverse shows cross within a wreath.
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
ancient coins
RIC X Libius Severus 2707
RIC X Libius Severus 2707. Denomination: Semissis. Authority: Libius Severus. Mint: Comitatensian. The obverse shows bust of Libius Severus, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N LIBIVS SEVE-RVS P F AVG. The reverse shows ☧ within a wreath, with the legend SALVS REI PVBLICAE. The obverse sh…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC X Libius Severus 2709
RIC X Libius Severus 2709. Denomination: Tremissis. Authority: Libius Severus. Mint: Comitatensian. The obverse shows bust of Libius Severus, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N LIB SEVE-RVS P F AVG. The reverse shows cross within a wreath.
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
ancient coins
RIC X Leo I (West) 2518
AD 465–AD 467
Solidus in gold struck at Rome under Leo I, AD 465–AD 467, catalogued as RIC X Leo I (West) 2518. Obverse: Bust of Leo I, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Leo I, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand; placing right foot on head of hu…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
ancient coins
RIC X Leo I (West) 2520
AD 465–AD 467
Semissis in gold struck at Rome under Leo I, AD 465–AD 467, catalogued as RIC X Leo I (West) 2520. Obverse: Bust of Leo I, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: ☧ within a wreath. Obverse legend: D N LEO PERPETVVS AVG. Reverse legend: SALVS REI PVBLICAE.
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC X Anthemius 2831
RIC X Anthemius 2831. Denomination: Solidus. Authority: Anthemius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Anthemius, helmeted, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with cross behind left shoulder, with the legend D N ANTHE-MIVS P F AVG. The reve…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC X Anthemius 2869
AD 467–AD 472
Solidus in gold struck at Ravenna under Anthemius, AD 467–AD 472, catalogued as RIC X Anthemius 2869. Obverse: Bust of Anthemius, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm. Reverse: Anthemius and Leo I, nimbate, draped, c…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC X Anthemius 2902
This coin is a tremissis identified by the type reference RIC X Anthemius 2902. The obverse depicts a bust of Anthemius facing to the right, rendered as pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed. This portrait is accompanied by the obverse inscription reading "D N ANTHEMIVS PERPETV AG". The reverse face of the coin depi…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
ancient coins
RIC X Glycereius 3101
AD 473–AD 474
Solidus in gold struck at Ravenna under Glycerius, AD 473–AD 474, catalogued as RIC X Glycereius 3101. Obverse: Bust of Glycerius, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Glycerius, draped, cuirassed, standing right, head left, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand, left foot…
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Münzkabinett Wien (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
ancient coins
RIC X Glycereius 3105
AD 473–AD 474
Solidus in gold struck at Ravenna under Glycerius, AD 473–AD 474, catalogued as RIC X Glycereius 3105. Obverse: Bust of Glycerius, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Glycerius, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand, right foot resting…
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The British Museum
ancient coins
RIC X Julius Nepos 3211
RIC X Julius Nepos 3211. Denomination: Tremissis. Authority: Julius Nepos. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Julius Nepos, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N IVL NE-POS P F AVG. The reverse shows cross within a wreath. Physically, the entry records material Gold.
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
ancient coins
RIC X Julius Nepos 3214
AD 474–AD 475
Tremissis in gold struck at Ravenna under Julius Nepos, AD 474–AD 475, catalogued as RIC X Julius Nepos 3214. Obverse: Bust of Julius Nepos, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Cross within a wreath. Obverse legend: D N IVL NE-POS P F AVG.
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
ancient coins
RIC X Julius Nepos 3215
AD 474–AD 475
Siliqua in silver struck at Ravenna under Julius Nepos, AD 474–AD 475, catalogued as RIC X Julius Nepos 3215. Obverse: Bust of Julius Nepos, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, enthroned facing front, head left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and inverted spear in left…
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Numista catalogue (photo contributor credited on the source page)
ancient coins
RIC X Julius Nepos 3216
AD 474–AD 475
Half siliqua in silver struck at Ravenna under Julius Nepos, AD 474–AD 475, catalogued as RIC X Julius Nepos 3216. Obverse: Bust of Julius Nepos, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Ravenna, turreted, standing left, holding sceptre in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; right foot on prow. Obvers…
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
ancient coins
RIC X Julius Nepos 3220
AD 474–AD 475
This object is a gold tremissis coin. Its obverse depicts a right-facing bust of Julius Nepos that is pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed. The accompanying obverse legend reads "D N IVL NE-POS P F AVG". The reverse design of the coin features a cross. documentation. The coin was manufactured from struck gold betw…
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Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Münzkabinett
ancient coins
RIC X Julius Nepos 3223
AD 474–AD 475
Solidus in gold struck at Arelate under Julius Nepos, AD 474–AD 475, catalogued as RIC X Julius Nepos 3223. Obverse: Bust of Julius Nepos, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm. Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, stand…
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The British Museum
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RIC X Leo II and Zeno 803
AD 474
Solidus in gold struck at Constantinople under Leo II, AD 474, catalogued as RIC X Leo II and Zeno 803. Obverse: Bust of Leo II or Zeno, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm. Reverse: Leo II and Zeno, nimbate, draped…
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