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The Roman Collection of the Ashmolean Museum is one of the most important in the world with approximately 50,000 coins. The collection is very rich for all periods, from the early Roman Republic to the fall of the Roman Empire. Of particular strength is the exceptional coverage for the third and the fourth centuries AD. The collection contains more than 700 gold coins, most of them of astonishing quality, including the coins bequeathed by Sir Arthur Evans. The collection is used worldwide as one of the ‘core collections’ for most research projects.

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4947)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, band of pearls round head, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right

Reverse

VENVS, Venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in right hand and rudder set on dolphin, which coils round it, in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92419)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINAE AVG PII AVG FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, band of pearls round head, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right

Reverse

VENV[S], Venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in right hand and rudder set on dolphin, which coils round it, in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92283)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 146 – 147

Obverse

AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right

Reverse

TR POT COS II, Fides, standing right, holding corn-ears in right hand and basket of fruit in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92284)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 146 – 147

Obverse

AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right

Reverse

TR POT COS II, Spes, draped, advancing left, holding up flower-bud in right hand and raising up fold of skirt with left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22426)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Antoninus Pius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 147 – 148

Obverse

ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI, Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right

Reverse

ANNONA A[VG ]COS IIII S [C], Annona standing left, holding grain stalks over modius with grain stalks left and anchor

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22427)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Antoninus Pius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 147 – 148

Obverse

ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI, Bust of Antoninus Pius, laureate, draped, right

Reverse

ANNONA AVG COS IIII S C, Annona standing left, holding corn-ears over modius and anchor.

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22428)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Antoninus Pius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 147 – 148

Obverse

ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right

Reverse

[AN]NONA AVG COS IIII S C, Annona standing left, holding grain stalks over modius with grain stalks left and anchor

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22607)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 147 – 148

Obverse

AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, with drapery on left shoulder, right

Reverse

TR POT II COS II S C, Fides, standing right, holding corn-ears and basket of fruit

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22608)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 147 – 148

Obverse

AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, with drapery on left shoulder, right

Reverse

TR POT II COS II S C, Fides, standing right, holding corn-ears and basket of fruit

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4732)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Antoninus Pius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 147 – 148

Obverse

ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI, Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right

Reverse

COS IIII, Annona, draped, standing left, holding two corn-ears in right hand over modius with corn-ears, left; in left hand an anchor set on ground

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92017)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Antoninus Pius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 147 – 148

Obverse

ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI, Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right

Reverse

COS IIII, Annona, draped, standing left, holding two corn-ears in right hand over modius with corn-ears, left; in left hand an anchor set on ground

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4733)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Antoninus Pius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 147 – 148

Obverse

ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI, Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right

Reverse

COS IIII, Fortuna, draped, standing left, holding rudder on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92019)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Antoninus Pius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 147 – 148

Obverse

ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI, Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right

Reverse

COS IIII, Pax, draped, standing left, holding branch in extended right hand and cornucopiae in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92020)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Antoninus Pius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 147 – 148

Obverse

ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI, Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right

Reverse

COS IIII, Salus, draped, standing left, holding patera in right hand feeding snake coiled around altar; she holds rudder set on globe in left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92021)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Antoninus Pius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 147 – 148

Obverse

ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI, Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right

Reverse

COS IIII, Antoninus Pius, veiled, draped, standing left, with patera in right hand sacrificing over lighted tripod- altar and holding roll in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92022)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Antoninus Pius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 147 – 148

Obverse

ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XI, Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right

Reverse

PRIMI DECENNALES COS IIII, Oak-wreath

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4929)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 147 – 148

Obverse

AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right

Reverse

TR POT II COS II, Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing right, holding vertical spear in right hand and resting left hand on round shield set on ground

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92286)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 147 – 148

Obverse

AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F, Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right

Reverse

TR POT II COS II, Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing right, holding vertical spear in right hand and resting left hand on round shield set on ground

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22429)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Antoninus Pius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 148 – 149

Obverse

[AN]TONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII, Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right

Reverse

C[OS III]I S C, Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in extended right hand and cornucopiae in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22430)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Antoninus Pius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 148 – 149

Obverse

ANTONIN[VS AVG P]IVS P P TR P XII, Head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right

Reverse

COS [I]I[I]I S C, Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in extended right hand and cornucopiae in left