Historical References on Coins of the Roman Empire from Augustus to GallienusThe importance of the scientific study of ancient coins relative to that of history has long been recognised. In their historical aspect the coins of the Roman Empire present three phases of interest: 1.) As contemporary monuments the coins supply corroborative evidence of facts which are recorded by historians. 2.) In a number of instances the coins fill up gaps in the narrative and supply information, which historians have omitted, or which, for some reason, has been lost. 3.) There are examples of coins which make statements contrary to what is known to be historical fact. Such coins must be regarded as having been struck in anticipation of events which were expected, or hoped for, but not actually accomplished. -- Introduction. |
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ADVENTVI Agrippa Agrippina Albinus Alexander allusion altar amongst Antoninianus Antoninus appears arch Armenia army Augustus Aurelius Aureus AVGG AVGVSTVS Britain CAES CAESAR Caius Caligula campaign Caracalla Claudius coinage coins bearing coins struck Commodus Consul COS.III crown Dacian Danube Decius Denarius DIVI Domitian Drusus Dupondius Elagabalus Emperor Empire exergue following coin Galba Gallienus Gallus Gaul GERM Germanicus Gordian Gordian III Hadrian head of Nero holding spear holding wreath horseback IMP.II Imperial inscribed issue Laureate bust Laureate head legend legions Macrinus Maximinus military standards Nero Nero's Nerva numerous oak-wreath obverse occur Octavian palm Parthian PATER PIVS portrait provinces Pupienus Pupienus and Balbinus quadriga Quinarius recorded reference reign RESTITVTORI Roma Rome sceptre seated Senate series of coins Sestertius Severus shield silver Similar to preceding soldiers struck in A.D. temple Tiberius Titus TR.P TR.P.II Trajan Trib Tribunitian date triumph trophy Verus Vespasian VIII Vitellius