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Ancient Roman Coins

A collection of historical coins from the Roman Empire, featuring emperors and intricate designs, illustrating the artistry and numismatic history of ancient Rome.

denarius (royal type). Bolesław II Śmiały (król Polski ; 1058-1079), ruler
denarius (royal type). Bolesław II Śmiały (król Polski ; 1058-1079), ruler
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Ruler: Antoninus Pius, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 86-161, ruled A.D. 138-161, Sestertius of Antoninus Pius, Emperor ofRome, 138-61, Orichalcum, 23.59 g, 6:00, 32.2mm, Made in Rome, Italy, Roman, 2nd century A.D., Numismatics1 Nummus of Constantine I, Emperor of Rome fromCyzicus. Honorand: VRBS ROMA Artist: Unknown Mint: CyzicusRuler: Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 285-337, ruled A.D. 306-337Coin Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius. Roman, minted in Alexandria, Egypt. Date: 145 AD. Dimensions: Diam. 2.5 cm; 12.80 g. Billon. Origin: Egypt. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Ancient Egyptian.Coin Portraying Emperor Caligula 37 CE-41 CE Roman Empire. Bronze . Ancient RomanDenarius fromRome. Mint: Rome Artist: Unknown Magistrate: Q. Fabius Maximusquinarius. Porcius Cato, M. (fl. 89 a.C.), monetary officer, Republika Rzymska, issuerCoin Depicting the God Apollo. Greek. Date: 316 BC-297 BC. Dimensions: Diam. 1.8 cm; 6.23 g. Bronze. Origin: Greece. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: ANCIENT GREEK.Antoninianus (Coin) Portraying Empress Marcia Otacilia Severa. Roman, minted in Rome. Date: 246 AD-248 AD. Dimensions: Diam. 2.6 cm; 3.49 g. Silver. Origin: Roman Empire. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: ANCIENT ROMAN.Antoninianus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Valerian. Roman, minted in Rome. Date: 255 AD-257 AD. Dimensions: Diam. 2.4 cm; 3.18 g. Billon. Origin: Roman Empire. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: ANCIENT ROMAN.denarius (royal type). Bolesław II Śmiały (król Polski ; 1058-1079), rulerAntoninianus (Coin) Portraying Empress Cornelia Salonina. Roman, minted in Rome. Date: 260 AD-268 AD. Dimensions: Diam. 1.9 cm; 2.55 g. Billon. Origin: Roman Empire. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: ANCIENT ROMAN.denarius (royal type). Bolesław II Śmiały (król Polski ; 1058-1079), rulerCoin Depicting the God Apollo. Greek. Date: 261 BC-246 BC. Dimensions: Diam. 1.7 cm; 5.11 g. Copper. Origin: Ancient Greece. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Tetrobol fromAkanthos. Artist: Unknown Mint: AcanthusCoin Portraying Emperor Galerius 293 CE Roman Empire. The front of this coin portrays the emperor Galerius Valerius Maximanius as Caesar, facing right and wearing a crown of laurels.. Bronze . Ancient RomanCoin fromNicomedia. Mint: Nicomedia Artist: Unknowndenarius. Memmius Gal, C. (fl. 87 a.C.), monetary officer, Memmius Gal, L. (fl. 87 a.C.), monetary officer, Republika Rzymska, issuerSestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Severus Alexander 232 CE Roman Empire. The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Severus Alexander, facing right and wearing a crown of laurels.On the back (reverse) Spes, the goddess of hope, is shown standing. In her left hand she holds a flower or plant while her left raises the hem of her garment.. Bronze . Ancient RomanSestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Domitian 81 CE Roman Empire. Bronze . Ancient RomanCoin Portraying Emperor Carus 282 CE-283 CE Roman Empire. The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the deified Emperor Carus, facing right and wearing a crown of laurels.On the back (reverse) a flaming altar is shown with an inscription on its base.. Billon . Ancient Romandenarius. Trajan (cesarz rzymski ; 98-117), issuerQuadrans of Trajan, Emperor of Rome fromRome. Ruler: Trajan, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 53-117, ruled 98-117 Mint: Rome Artist: Unknowndenarius (royal type). Bolesław II Śmiały (król Polski ; 1058-1079), rulerdenarius. Hadrian (Roman emperor; 117-138), emperordenarius. Postumius Albinus, A. (fl. 96 a.C. ), monetary officer, Republika Rzymska, issuerdenarius. Procilius, L. (fl. 80 a.C.), monetary officer, Republika Rzymska, issuerCoin of Herennius Etruscus, Emperor of Rome; Trajan Decius, Emperor of Rome fromColophon. Ruler: Herennius Etruscus, Emperor of Rome, ca. 227-251, ruled 251Ruler: Trajan Decius, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 201-251, ruled 249-51 Mint: Colophon Artist: UnknownCoin Depicting a Horse 320 BCE-250 BCE Ancient Greece. The front (obverse) of this coin depicts the forequarter of a galloping horse. On the back (reverse), a single-handled vase is shown.. Bronze . Ancient Greekdenarius (royal type). Bolesław II Śmiały (król Polski ; 1058-1079), rulerRuler: Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-A.D. 14, ruled 27 B.C.-A.D. 14, Mint: Antioch, Tetradrachm of Augustus, Emperor of Rome fromAntioch, 6-5 B.C., Silver, 14.54 g, 12:00, 27.5mm, Made in Antioch, Syria, Greek, 1st century B.C., Numismaticsdenarius. Scribonius Libo, L. (fl. 62 a.C.), monetary officer, Aemilius Lepidus Paullus, L. (fl. 62 a.C; 50 a.C.), monetary officer, Republika Rzymska, issuerCoin Portraying Julia 1 BCE-217 CE Roman Empire. The front of this coin portrays the Empress Consort Julia Domna, facing right.On the back, the goddess of happiness is depicted standing, holding a palm and a cornucopia.. Bronze . Ancient RomanCoin Portraying Emperor Magnentius. Roman. Date: 350 AD-351 AD. Dimensions: Diam. 2.2 cm; 5.71 g. Bronze. Origin: Roman Empire. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: ANCIENT ROMAN.denarius. Norbanus, C. (fl. 83-38 a.C.), monetary officer, Republika Rzymska, issuerdenarius. Eliusz (następca Hadriana ; 137), heir to the throne1 As of Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome fromRome. Ruler: Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 121-180, ruled A.D. 161-80 Mint: Rome Artist: Unknown Honorand: Faustina II, Empress consort of Marcus Aurelius, Roman, ca. 125-176Denarius from Rome,Italy. Artist: UnknownDenarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius. Roman, minted in Rome. Date: 138 AD-161 AD. Dimensions: Diam. 2 cm; 2.94 g. Silver. Origin: Roman Empire. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: ANCIENT ROMAN.denarius. Cassius Longinus, Q. (fl. 55 a.C. ; 49 a.C.), monetary officer, Republika Rzymska, issuerSestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gordianus. Roman. Date: 238 AD-244 AD. Dimensions: Diam. 3.2 cm; 21.80 g. Bronze. Origin: Roman Empire. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: ANCIENT ROMAN.drachm. Firuz (459-484), rulerdenarius. Hadrian (Roman emperor; 117-138)Mint: Teos, Hemidrachm fromTeos, 540-500 B.C., Silver, 2.54 g, 13.5mm, Made in Teos, Ionia, Greek, 6th century B.C., NumismaticsMint: Sicyon, Stater fromSicyon, 430-390 B.C., Silver, 12.17 g, 9:00, 24mm, Made in Sicyon, Sicyonia, Greek, 5th-4th century B.C., Numismaticsdenarius. Pompeius Rufus, Q. (fl. 54 a.C.), monetary officer, Republika Rzymska, issuerdenarius. Publicius Malleolus, C. (fl. 96 a.C. ; 80 a.C.), monetary officer, Republika Rzymska, issuerdenarius. Trajan (cesarz rzymski ; 98-117), issuertetradrachm. Wologezes IV (król Partów ; 147-191), rulerCoin Portraying Emperor Constantine II Caesar. Roman. Date: 330 AD-336 AD. Dimensions: Diam. 1.7 cm; 1.96 g. Bronze. Origin: Roman Empire. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: ANCIENT ROMAN.denarius (royal type). Bolesław II Śmiały (król Polski ; 1058-1079), rulerCoin Portraying Emperor Valentinian II. Roman. Date: 375 AD-392 AD. Dimensions: Diam. 1.7 cm; 2.40 g. Bronze. Origin: Roman Empire. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: ANCIENT ROMAN.denarius (royal type). Bolesław II Śmiały (król Polski ; 1058-1079), rulerdenarius (royal type). Bolesław II Śmiały (król Polski ; 1058-1079), rulerdenarius (royal type). Bolesław II Śmiały (król Polski ; 1058-1079), rulerCoin Depicting the Hero Herakles 200 BCE-1 BCE Ancient Greece. Bronze . Ancient GreekRuler: Elagabalus, Emperor of Rome, ca. 203-222, ruled 218-22, Mint: Perinthus, Thrace, Coin of Elagabalus, Emperor of Rome fromPerinthus, 218-22, bronze, 36.44 g, 6:00, 39.9mm, Made in Perinthus, Thrace, Roman, 3rd century A.D., Numismaticsdenarius. Trajan (cesarz rzymski ; 98-117), emperordenarius. Titurius Sabinus, L. (fl. 89 a.C. ; 75 a.C.), monetary officer, Republika Rzymska, issuerAntoninianus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Gordian III. Roman, minted in Antioch. Date: 242 AD-244 AD. Dimensions: Diam. 2.3 cm; 4.84 g. Billon. Origin: Roman Empire. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: ANCIENT ROMAN.Drachm of Shapur II, SassanianKing. Ruler: Shapur II, Sassanian King A.D. 309-379 Artist: UnknownCoin Depicting the God Ares. Greek; Thrace. Date: 306 BC-281 BC. Dimensions: Diam. 1.8 cm; 4.83 g. Bronze. Origin: Ancient Greece. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Radiate of Aurelian, Emperor of Rome; Vaballathus, King of Palmyra and usurper in Syria fromAntioch. Ruler: Vaballathus, King of Palmyra, ca. 259-274Ruler: Aurelian, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 214-275, ruled 270-75 Mint: Antioch Artist: UnknownDenarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Caracalla 213 CE Roman Empire. The front of this coin portrays the emperor Caracalla, wearing a crown of laurels and facing right.On the back, Caracalla is portrayed in full military dress and holding a spear.. Silver . Ancient Romandenarius (royal type). Bolesław II Śmiały (król Polski ; 1058-1079), rulerdenarius. Nerwa (cesarz ; 96-98), issuerdenarius. Hosidius Geta, C. (fl. 68 a.C.), monetary officer, Republika Rzymska, issuerCoin Depicting the God Apollo 200 BCE-1 BCE Ancient Greece. Bronze . Ancient Greekdenarius. Titius, Q. (fl. 90 a.C.), monetary officer, Republika Rzymska, issuerCoin Portraying Emperor Constantius I. Roman. Date: 201 AD-400 AD. Dimensions: Diam. 1.7 cm; 2.42 g. Bronze. Origin: Ancient Mediterranean. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Nero. Roman. Date: 54 AD-68 AD. Dimensions: Diam. 3.3 cm; 22.31 g. Bronze. Origin: Roman Empire. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA. Author: ANCIENT ROMAN.schilling. Zakon krzyżacki (1190-), issuer, Michał Küchmeister (wielki mistrz ; 1414-1422), grand masterdrachm. Fraates III (70-57 p.n.e.), rulerdenarius. Trajan (cesarz rzymski ; 98-117), issuerSestertius (Coin) Portraying Germanicus 37 CE-38 CE Roman Empire. Bronze . Ancient Romandenarius. Hadrian (Roman emperor; 117-138), emperordenarius. Hadrian (Roman emperor; 117-138), emperor1 As of Commodus, Emperor of Rome; Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome fromRome. Ruler: Commodus, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 161-192, ruled 180-92Ruler: Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 121-180, ruled A.D. 161-80 Mint: Rome Artist: Unknowndenarius. Hadrian (Roman emperor; 117-138), emperorCoin Portraying Emperor Domitian. Roman. Date: 88 AD. Dimensions: Diam. 3.2 cm; 21.07 g. Bronze. Origin: Roman Empire. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: ANCIENT ROMAN.as. Trajan (cesarz rzymski ; 98-117), emperordenarius. Vibius Pansa, C. (fl. 90 a.C.), monetary officer, Republika Rzymska, issuerDenarius fromRome. Mint: RomeMagistrate: M. Iunius BrutusRuler: Antoninus Pius, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 86-161, ruled A.D. 138-161, Mint: Rome, Sestertius of Antoninus Pius, Emperor of Rome fromRome, 139, Orichalcum, 25.09 g, 6:00, 32.2mm, Made in Rome, Italy, Roman, 2ndcentury, Numismaticsdrachm. Orodes II (król Partii ; 57-37 p.n.e.), rulerCoin Depicting Pegasus 400 BCE-310 BCE Ancient Greece. Bronze . Ancient Greekdenarius. Trajan (cesarz rzymski ; 98-117), issuerAntoninianus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Balbinus 238 CE Rome. The front (obverse) of this coin portrays a bust of Emperor Balbinus facing right, with a radiate crown and wearing a cuirass and paludamentum. The back (reverse) depicts two hands clasped.Since few citizens actually saw their sovereign, recognizable symbols such as crowns, robes, and regalia served to identify the ruler on coinage. The ray-like crown depicted on Balbinusís head associated the emperor with the sun much like a halo indicates a holy being.. Silver . Ancient Romandenarius. Nerwa (cesarz ; 96-98), emperordenarius. Servilius, C. (fl. 57 a.C.), monetary officer, Republika Rzymska, issuerDenarius (Coin) Portraying Empress Faustina the Younger. Roman, minted in Rome. Date: 176 AD-180 AD. Dimensions: Diam. 1.9 cm; 3.14 g. Silver. Origin: Roman Empire. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: ANCIENT ROMAN.denarius (royal type). Bolesław II Śmiały (król Polski ; 1058-1079), ruler1 Drachm fromSamos. Mint: Samos Artist: Unknown1 Nummus of Maximian fromTreveri. Ruler: Maximian, Emperor of Rome, ca. 250-ca. 310, ruled 286-305 Mint: Treveri Artist: Unknowndenarius. Hadrian (Roman emperor; 117-138), emperorCoin of Severus Alexander, Emperor of Rome from Aegeae,Sicily. Ruler: Severus Alexander, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 208-235, ruled A.D. 222-35 Mint: Aegeae, Cilicia Artist: UnknownSestertius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Nero 54 CE-69 CE Roman Empire. The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Nero facing to the left. On the back (reverse), a triumphal arch is depicted.. Bronze . Ancient Romandenarius. Hadrian (Roman emperor; 117-138), emperorDrachm (Coin) Portraying King Phraate IV Struck 38 BCE-32 BCE Khorasan. The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the Parthian King Phraate IV, facing left.On the back (reverse) the legendary founder of the Parthian empire, King Arsaces, is portrayed as a kneeling archer in a field of Greek text.. Silver . IranianAs (Coin) Portraying Emperor Claudius 41 CE-54 CE Rome. The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the emperor Claudius, facing left. On the back (reverse), the goddess Minerva is depicted hurling a javelin.. Bronze . Ancient RomanSestertius (Coin) Portraying Empress Marcia Otacilia Severa. Roman. Date: 244 AD-249 AD. Dimensions: Diam. 3.2 cm; 14.92 g. Bronze. Origin: Roman Empire. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: ANCIENT ROMAN.