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OBVERSE  Bust right, radiate, cuirassed. IMP  C AVRELIANVS AVG REVERSE  Sol stg. facing, head l., with r. hand raised and holding globe in l. hand; at his feets two bounded captives in oriental dresses....

Country: Belgium, Austrian Netherlands - Holy Roman Emperor Francis II (1792-1806) Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1794 (1792-1797) Value: 1/4 Kronenthaler (1/4) Currency: Kronenthaler (1744-1798) Metal: Silver (0.873) Mint: Vienna Grade: VG/F Weight: 7.2...

  OBVERSE : Bust right, radiate, cuirassed, seen from rear. IMP AVRELIANVS  AVG REVERSE : Female figure stg. r., crowning Emperor in military dress stg. l., holding spear (or long sceptre) in l. hand....

Country: Venezuela  Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1935 (1879-1936) Value: 2 Bolívares (2 VEB) Currency: Bolívar (1879-2007) Composition: Silver (.835) Weight: 9.6 g Diameter: 27.5 mm Thickness: 1.75 mm Mintage: 3,000,000 Mint: Philadelphia Shape:...

Country: Great Britain, George IV King. Type: Standard circulation coin, 1st issue Years: 1822 (1821-1826)  Value: 1 Farthing = 1/4 Penny = 1/48 Shilling (1/960 Pound) Metal: Copper Weight: 4.5 g Diameter: 21.7 mm...

Obverse:  Crowned bust left;  Tudor rose  to right. Reverse:  Coat of arms over long  cross fourchée . Issuer:   Elizabeth I ,  Tudor  Queen of  England  (1558-1603). Specifications:  Silver  sixpence  , 24.5 mm approx.,...

Constantius Gallus, 351-54 AD BI Maiorina, Antioch 351-52 AD. Obverse : D N FL CL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES; Bust of Constantius Gallus, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right Reverse: FEL TEMP RE PARATIO; Soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed,...

Country: Spain. King Alfonso XII (1874-1885) Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1877 (1877-1881) Value: 5 Pesetas (5) Currency: Peseta (1868-2001) Mintage: 6,987,000 Mint: Madrid Metal: Silver (.900) Weight: 24.9 g Diameter: 37 mm Grade:...

Obverse:  GEORGIVS • D • G • M • BR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D,  laureate  bust right. Reverse:  SSC in angles of  cruciform  arms. Issuer:   George I...

Duchy of Milan, Franz II  of Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor.  Country: Milan, (Italian States)  Holy Roman Emperor Francis II (1768-1792-1806) Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1795 (1792-1801) Value: 1 Kronenthaler = 1 Crocione (63⁄20)...

denarius, second type of coins of Boleslaw the Bold, dated 1076-1080, Cracow mint  OBVERSE : Bust of the king left with diadem. In hand the sword of justice. To the right and left the...

Aurelian 270-275 AD   Obverse: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG Radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right. Reverse: ORIENS AVG / ΔXXIR Sol standing front, head to left, raising his right hand in salute and...

Country: British India  Victoria Queen (Empress from 1877 until 1901) Type: Standard circulation coin Year: 1862 (1862-1876) Mint: Bombay Value: 1 Rupee (1) Currency: Rupee (1862-1947) Composition: Silver (.917) Weight: 11.4 g. Diameter: 30...

Country: British India  Victoria Queen. (Empress from 1877 until 1901) Type: Standard circulation coin Year: 1862 (1862-1876) Mint: Bombay Value: 1 Rupee (1) Currency: Rupee (1862-1947) Composition: Silver (.917) Weight: 11.65 g. Diameter: 30.78...

Postumus (260-269 AD).  Cologne, 268 AD. Obv. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. PAX AVG, Pax standing left, holding branch and transverse sceptre. Cunetio 2450. AGK (corr.)...

Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640-1658-1705) Country: Graz, Styria (Austrian State) Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1703 (1658-1705) Value: 3 Kreuzer (1/20) Currency: Thaler (1520-1754) Metal: Silver  Weight: 1.8  g Diameter: 21.5 mm Thickness:...

Country: State of Brandenburg-Prussia (German States) Margrave Friedrich Wilhelm (1620-1640-1688) Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1684 (1674-1687)  Value: 6 Gröscher (Groschen) (⅙) Currency: Thaler (1618-1701) Composition: Silver Weight: 3.4 g. Diameter: 24 mm Thickness:...

Ruler:  Tiberius II Constantine (578-582) Obverse: CONSTANT AUG UIU FELIX, crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes , holding mappa ( or akakia) and eagle-tipped sceptre with cross  Reverse: VICTOR TI-bERI AUG, cross potent on...

Moneyer:  Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius, 81 BC. Denomination:  Denarius Obverse:   Diademed bust of Pietas to right; stork ( bocian ) standing to right before Reverse:  Jug ( dzban ) and lituus; IMPER in...

Marcus Opellius Antoninus Diadumenianus "The Unwanted Successor" Diadumenian (born September 14, 208 CE, died June 218 CE) was the son of the Roman Emperor Macrinus. At just nine years old, he was proclaimed Caesar...

Iulia Maesa Augusta “Pietas – Family is the most important” Julia Maesa (born May 7, died 225 AD) was a Syrian princess born in Emesa, Syria. Her father was the high priest of the...

Iulia Soaemias Bassiana Augusta “Venus Caelestis – Heavenly Venus” Julia Bassiana was the daughter of Julia Maesa and the Syrian Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus, and the cousin of Emperor Caracalla. Her husband was Sextus...

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus "Death at Carrhae" On April 8, 217 CE (four days after his 29th birthday), Caracalla was assassinated while traveling from Edessa to a temple near Carrhae. He was killed by an...

Publia Fulvia Plautilla Augusta "Damnatio Memoriae" Forced into marriage, Caracalla displayed open disdain for his wife and overt hatred for his father-in-law, Fulvius Plautianus, the prefect of the Praetorian Guard and a close confidant...

Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus "The People's Choice" The unexpected deaths of the Gordians in Carthage in March 238 CE, coupled with Maximinus Thrax marching on Rome at the head of the Danubian legions,...

Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus "The Gates of the Temple of Janus Opened" In 240 CE, Shapur I ascended the Persian throne and demanded the return of territories occupied by Rome that had once...

Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus "Descendant of the Gordians" Gordian III was the grandson of Gordian I and the nephew of Gordian II. At the age of thirteen, Gordian III, along with Balbinus, ceremonially...

Marcus Iulius Philippus "Ludi Saeculares – The Secular Games" In April 248 CE, Philip the Arab combined the celebration of Rome’s 1000th anniversary (marked from April 21, 753 BCE, when Romulus delineated the city’s...

Gaius Vibius Afinius Gallus Veldumnianus Volusianus "Temple of Juno" Volusianus was the son of Emperor Trebonianus Gallus. In 251 CE, after Hostilian died due to a plague, Volusianus took his place as co-emperor alongside...

Marcus Aemilius Aemilianus "Mars – God of War" He originated from Roman Mauretania and was a professional military officer. He held the position of governor of Upper and Lower Moesia, earning distinction for his...

Herennia Cupressenia Etruscilla Augusta "Pudicita Augusta" Herennia Cupressenia Etruscilla was a Roman empress and the wife of Trajan Decius. She hailed from a prominent Etruscan or Italic family in Etruria, as suggested by her...

Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius "Dacian Draco" was a military standard used by the ancient Dacians, and it can be seen in the hands of Decebal’s soldiers in several scenes depicted on Trajan's Column...

Marcus Iulius Severus Philippus "The Battle of Verona" Philip II was the son of the Roman Emperor Philip the Arab and Otacilia Severa. He was granted the title of Caesar in 244 CE (the...

Marcia Otacilia Severa Augusta "Concordia Augustorum" Marcia Otacilia Severa was the wife of the Roman Emperor Philip the Arab. She was the daughter of the governor Severianus (or Severus) and the mother of Julius...

Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus "Fortunate One" Marcus Clodius Pupienus was already over 70 years old when he was proclaimed emperor alongside Balbinus by the Senate. Both were senators. Some accounts claim his father was...

Gaius Pius Esuvius Tetricus "The Fall of the Gallic Empire" After the death of Victorinus, Tetricus I became the new Gallic Emperor, recognized in Britain and parts of Gaul. He managed to reclaim the...

Gaius Pius Esuvius Tetricus "The Last Gallic Usurper" He was the final self-proclaimed ruler of the so-called Imperium Galliarum , with its capital in Trier, and one of the successors of Marcus Cassianus Postumus,...

Marcus Piavonius Victorinus "Economic Crisis" In 270 CE, the Roman Empire experienced a severe economic crisis due to usurpations, the fragmentation of the empire, invasions, and the plundering of villages and cities. Agricultural and...

Marcus Aurelius Claudius Quintillus "Fides Militum – Was It Military Disloyalty?" The brother of Emperor Claudius II Gothicus, Quintillus was proclaimed emperor by the army in 270 CE. Hailing from Illyria, Quintillus had advanced...

Country: Panama, Republic of  Type: Circulating commemorative coins Year: 1953 Value: 1/4 Balboa (0.25 PAB) Currency: Balboa (1904-date) Metal: Silver (.900) Weight: 6.2 g Diameter: 24.26 mm Thickness: 1.1 Mintage: 1,200,000 Grade: AU50 Orientation:...

Ruler: Lucilla. Augusta, AD 164-169 (until the death of Lucius Verus) Denomination: Sestertius Obverse:  LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F,  draped bust right, hair waved and coiled on back of head Reverse: VENVS S C,...

Country: Ecuador, Republic (1830-date) Type: Standard circulation coin Year: 1892/89 Overdate (1884-1916) Value: 2 Décimos (0.2 ECS) Currency: Sucre (1884-2000) Composition: Silver (.900) Weight: 4.9 g Diameter: 23 mm Thickness: 1.5 mm Shape: Round...

Denomination : Nummus/Follis Time Period : AD 305-306 Metal :   AE Obverse : SEVERVS NOB C,     Draped, Cuirassed bust r. Reverse :   GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI ;   PLC in exergue., Genius...

Denomination : Nummus/Follis Time Period : AD 305-306 Metal :   AE Obverse : FL VAL SEVERVS NOBIL C,     Cuirassed bust r. Reverse :   GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI ;   PTR in exergue.,...

Country: Lordship of Jever (German states) Lord: Friedrich August (1734-1747-1793) Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1764 Value: 12 Grote = ⅙ Thaler Currency: Thaler Grade: F15 Composition: Silver (.720) Weight: 4.1 g. Diameter: 18...

Country: Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst (German States)  Prince Friedrich August (1734-1747-1793) Type: Standard circulation coin Years: 1766 Value: 1 Pfenning (1⁄288) Currency: Thaler Grade: VF/XF Composition: Copper Weight: 2.8 g. Diameter: 20 mm Thickness: 1.2...

AR Denarius (Rome, 73 BC) O/ Bust of Diana right, draped, with bow and quiver over shoulder. R/ Hound running right; spear below; C POSTVMI in exergue. 3.96g; 17mm Crawford 394/1b (192 obverse dies/213...

Nero, with Agrippina Junior CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea. AR Didrachm Struck circa AD 58-60. NERO CLAVD DIVI CLAVD F CAESAR AVG GERMANI, Laureate head of Nero right AGRIPPINA AVGVSTA MATER AVGVSTI, draped bust of Agrippina right,...

Ruler: Lucilla. Augusta, AD 164-169 (until the death of Lucius Verus) Denomination: Sestertius Obverse:  LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F,  draped bust right, hair waved and coiled on back of head Reverse: VENVS S C,...

Gaius Pius Esuvius Tetricus  was the emperor of the  Gallic Empire  from 271 to 274 AD. He was originally the  praeses  (governor) of  Gallia Aquitania  and became emperor after the murder of Emperor  Victorinus...