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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 (HCR92279)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 145 – 160

Obverse

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

Reverse

COS II, Spes, draped, advancing left, holding up bud of flower in right hand and with left hand catching up fold of drapery

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92280)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 145 – 160

Obverse

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

Reverse

COS II, Spes, draped, advancing left, holding up bud of flower in right hand and with left hand catching up fold of drapery

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92281)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Aureus

Dating

AD 145 – 160

Obverse

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

Reverse

HILARITAS, Hilaritas, draped, standing left, holding long palm, nearly vertical, in right hand and cornucopiae in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4928)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 145 – 160

Obverse

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

Reverse

VIRTVS COS II, Virtus, helmeted, draped, standing right, holding vertical spear in right hand and parazonium upright in left; left foot, bent,is on helmet

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4941)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Bust of Faustina the Younger, bare-headed, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right

Reverse

AVGVSTI PII FIL, Venus, draped. standing left, holding Victory on right hand and resting left on round shield set on helmet on ground

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92332)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Bust of Faustina the Younger, bare-headed, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right

Reverse

[A]VGVSTI PII [F]IL, Venus, draped. standing left, holding Victory on right hand and resting left on round shield set on helmet on ground

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92333)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Bust of Faustina the Younger, bare-headed, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, left

Reverse

AVGVSTI PII FIL, Venus, draped. standing left, holding Victory on right hand and resting left on round shield set on helmet on ground

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92334)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Bust of Faustina the Younger, bare-headed, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right

Reverse

AVGVSTI PI[I FIL], Venus, draped. standing left, holding Victory on right hand and resting left on round shield set on helmet on ground

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4942)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Bust of Faustina the Younger, bare-headed, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right

Reverse

AVGVSTI PII FIL, Concordia, draped, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and cornucopiae in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92336)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Bust of Faustina the Younger, bare-headed, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right

Reverse

AVGVSTI PII FIL, Spes, draped, standing left, holding up flower-bud in right hand and gathering up fold of skirt in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92337)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, Bust of Faustina the Younger, bare-headed, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right

Reverse

AVGVSTI PII FIL, Spes, draped, standing left, holding up flower-bud in right hand and gathering up fold of skirt in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92338)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, bare-headed, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right

Reverse

CONCORDIA, Concordia, draped, standing front, head right, with right hand gathering up fold of skirt and holding cornucopiae in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92339)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, bare-headed, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right

Reverse

CONCORDIA, Concordia, draped, standing front, head right, with right hand gathering up fold of skirt and holding cornucopiae in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4943)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, bare-headed, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right

Reverse

CONCORDIA, Concordia, draped, standing front, head right, with right hand gathering up fold of skirt and holding cornucopiae in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4944)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, bare-headed, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right

Reverse

CONCORDIA, Concordia, draped, seated left on low seat, holding flower in right hand and resting left elbow on cornucopiae, set on globe, below seat

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92342)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, bare-headed, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right

Reverse

CONCORDIA, Concordia, draped, seated left on low seat, holding flower in right hand and resting left elbow on cornucopiae, set on globe, below seat

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92343)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Faustina II

Mint

Rome

Denom.

denarius

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII FIL, Bust of Faustina the Younger, bare-headed, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right

Reverse

CONCORDIA, Concordia, draped, seated left on low seat, holding flower in right hand and resting left elbow on cornucopiae, set on globe, below seat

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92344)

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, bare-headed, with hair waived and coiled on back of head, draped, right

Reverse

IVNO, Juno, seated left, with child on knee, holding sceptre; before her, small figure standing right, holding corn-ears

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92399)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Antoninus Pius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Aureus

Dating

AD 145 – 161

Obverse

ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, Bust of Antoninus Pius, laureate, right

Reverse

TR POT COS IIII, Roma, seated left, holding Victory in right hand and spear in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR92407)

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

LAETITIAE PVBLICAE, Laetitia, draped, standing left, holding diadem in extended right hand and vertical sceptre in left