Huge Roman Coin Hoard found in England
A hoard of 22,000 Roman coins has been unearthed near the English town of Seaton in East Devon. The ‘Seaton Hoard’ of copper-alloy Roman coins is one of the largest and best preserved fourth-century collections to have ever been found in Britain.
The Historical Evidence of Greek and Roman Coins
In contrast to works of art and inscriptions, Greek and Roman coins are wholly official in the information which they impart, for the simple reason (not sufficiently often realized) that they were almost always produced under state prerogative.
The Use of Magnifying Lenses in the Classical World
This level of almost microscopic detail suggests that the die cutters would have either been suffering from extreme myopia or have access to magnifying lenses.
The Coinage of Rues
The aim of this study is to re-examine the earlier work on this series, and to offer an alter- native interpretation of the enigmatic RVES/RVIIS legend. It will seek to establish the likely phasing of the different issues relative to Tasciovanos’s main series, and in the process examine potential models, both classical and Celtic, which may have inspired the iconography of these coins. Finally, it will examine what regional trends, if any, are shown up by the distribution patterns.
The Coins and the Cult
The interpretation of coins uncovered in excavation includes several numismatic and archaeological problems.
Livia the Poisoner: Genesis of an Historical Myth
The figure of Livia preserved by Roman literary tradition is fraught with ambiguity: on the one hand, she embodies the virtues that made the women of ancient Rome exemplary, to the point that even her most virulent detractors could not help acknowledging her chastity, prudence, wisdom, and loyalty to her husband
Roman Gold and Hun Kings: the use and hoarding of solidi in the late fourth and fifth centuries
Gold was, in effect, the means by which this new world-order was defined, and Attila was determined that the Romans should accept and honour their subservient status by the payment to him of large sums of gold as tribute.
Circulation of Roman Coinage in Northern Europe in Late Antiquity
After a brief episode under Augustus , mass export of coins from the Empire to the North resumed during the reign of Marcus Aurelius and continued — with varying intensity and many interruptions — until the late 5th, in some regions, even into A.D. 6th century
Pontius Pilate and the Imperial Cult in Roman Judaea
While Pontius Pilate is often seen as agnostic, in modern terms, the material evidence of his coinage and the Pilate inscription from Caesarea indicate a prefect determined to promote a form of Roman religion in Judaea.
Aspects of Roman Republican coins found in Late Iron Age Dacia
Given Virgil’s numismatic interests it seemed appropriate to examine the problem of the Roman republic denarii from late Iron Age Dacia. The finds of denarii in Dacia have been described as “one of the most remarkable phenomena within the pattern of monetary circulation in antiquity…”.