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Antoninianus of Tetricus I

Antoninianus of Tetricus I

A billon antoninianus of the Gallic emperor Tetricus I (270–273 AD), showing his radiate portrait and a standing figure of Pax on the reverse.

Ancient
Antoninianus of Laelianus

Antoninianus of Laelianus

Rare billon antoninianus of the short-lived Gallic usurper Laelianus, showing his radiate-crowned bust and a Roman deity or personified virtue.

Ancient Coins
Solidus of Valens

Solidus of Valens

A late Roman gold solidus struck for Valens, eastern emperor from AD 364 to 378, showing his diademed profile facing right.

Ancient
Follis of Crispus

Follis of Crispus

A small bronze follis of Crispus, eldest son of Constantine the Great, with his diademed bust and a winged Victory reverse (317-326 AD).

Ancient
Siliqua of Jovian

Siliqua of Jovian

Small late-Roman silver siliqua of Emperor Jovian (AD 363–364), with his right-facing portrait and a Victory or standing deity reverse.

Ancient
Solidus of Gratian

Solidus of Gratian

Late Roman gold solidus of Emperor Gratian (r. 367–383 CE), showing his curly-haired, diademed, draped and cuirassed portrait.

Ancient
Follis of Maximian

Follis of Maximian

A large silvered-bronze follis of the emperor Maximian, introduced with Diocletian's coin reform of the Tetrarchy around AD 294.

Ancient
Miliarense of Leo I

Miliarense of Leo I

Eastern Roman silver miliarensis of Leo I (AD 457-474), showing his diademed bust and a standing military figure with spear and shield.

Ancient
Denarius of Trajan

Denarius of Trajan

Silver denarius of the emperor Trajan (98–117 AD), showing his laureate bust and, on this piece, Libertas standing with patera and rod.

Ancient
Denarius of Macrinus

Denarius of Macrinus

Silver denarius of Macrinus (r. 217–218 AD), a bearded emperor portrait paired with a standing deity or personification on the reverse.

Ancient
Denarius of Pertinax

Denarius of Pertinax

A rare silver denarius of Pertinax, Roman emperor for 86 days in 193 AD, showing his laureate portrait and a personification reverse.

Ancient
Denarius of Commodus

Denarius of Commodus

A silver denarius of the Roman emperor Commodus (180–192 AD), with his laureate bearded portrait and a standing deity or personification on the reverse.

Ancient
Denarius of Julia Domna

Denarius of Julia Domna

Roman silver denarius of the empress Julia Domna (193-217 CE), with her draped bust and a standing goddess or personification on the reverse.

Ancient
Antoninianus of Carus

Antoninianus of Carus

Late-Roman bronze radiate of the emperor Carus (282-283 AD), showing his bearded, spiky-crowned head and a standing personification on the reverse.

Ancient
Denarius of Vitellius

Denarius of Vitellius

A silver denarius of the emperor Vitellius, struck during his brief reign in AD 69, showing his heavy-jowled portrait with curly hair.

Ancient
Denarius of Geta

Denarius of Geta

Silver denarius of the Severan prince Geta, showing his youthful bust with a standing deity or personification on the reverse.

Ancient
Denarius of Nero

Denarius of Nero

Silver denarius of the emperor Nero (AD 54-68), the last Julio-Claudian ruler, shown with a laureate portrait and a military-standards reverse.

Ancient
Bronze As of Nero

Bronze As of Nero

A Roman bronze as struck under the emperor Nero (54–68 AD), bearing his laureate portrait on the obverse and an imperial reverse type.

Ancient
Aureus of Augustus

Aureus of Augustus

Roman imperial gold coin bearing the bare head of Augustus, first emperor of Rome, struck during his reign from 27 BC to 14 AD.

Ancient Coins
Solidus of Theodosius I

Solidus of Theodosius I

A late Roman gold solidus struck for the emperor Theodosius I (AD 379-395), showing his diademed portrait and the legend D N THEODOSIVS AVG.

Ancient
Sestertius of Caligula

Sestertius of Caligula

Large Roman imperial bronze sestertius bearing the head of Gaius, better known as Caligula, struck during his short reign from 37 to 41 AD.

Ancient Coins
Denarius of Nerva

Denarius of Nerva

Roman Imperial silver denarius of Emperor Nerva (96-98 AD), with his laureate portrait and the legend IMP NERVA CAES AVG, and a seated Concordia reverse.

Ancient
Solidus of Valentinian I

Solidus of Valentinian I

The gold solidus of Valentinian I (AD 364-375), a pure-gold coin bearing his pearl-diademed profile that anchored the late Roman monetary system.

Ancient
Centenionalis of Constans

Centenionalis of Constans

A mid-4th-century Roman bronze of Constans bearing the FEL TEMP REPARATIO reform reverse, showing a soldier lifting a small captive from a hut.

Ancient