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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 (HCR23154)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS, Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right

Reverse

CONS[E]CRATIO S C, Eagle, head left, standing right on garlanded altar

Roman Imperial coin (HCR151396)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

[DIV]VS M ANTONINVS [PIV]S, Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right

Reverse

[CONSE]CR[ATIO S C], Eagle, head right, standing left on garlanded altar

Roman Imperial coin (HCR151397)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS, Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right

Reverse

CONSECRATIO S C, Eagle, head left, standing right on garlanded altar

Roman Imperial coin (HCR151398)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS, Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right

Reverse

CONSECRATIO S C, Eagle, head left, standing right on garlanded altar

Roman Imperial coin (HCR151399)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS, Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right

Reverse

[CO]NSECRA[TIO] S C, Eagle, head right, standing left on garlanded altar

Roman Imperial coin (HCR151400)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

DIVVS M ANTONINV[S PIVS], Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right

Reverse

[CONSECRAT[I[O] [S] C, Eagle, flying right, bearing on its back Marcus Aurelius, holding sceptre

Roman Imperial coin (HCR151401)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS, Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right

Reverse

CONSECRATIO S C, Eagle, flying right, grasping thunderbolt in talons, and bearing on its back Marcus Aurelius, holding sceptre

Roman Imperial coin (HCR151402)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS, Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right

Reverse

CONSE[CR]ATIO S C, Eagle, flying right, grasping thunderbolt in talons, and bearing on its back Marcus Aurelius, holding sceptre

Roman Imperial coin (HCR151403)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS, Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right

Reverse

CONSECRATIO S C, Eagle, flying right, grasping thunderbolt in talons, and bearing on its back Marcus Aurelius, holding sceptre

Roman Imperial coin (HCR151404)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS, Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right

Reverse

[C]O[N]SECRAT[I]O S C, Eagle, flying right, grasping thunderbolt in talons, and bearing on its back Marcus Aurelius, holding sceptre

Roman Imperial coin (HCR151405)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS, Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right

Reverse

CONSECRATIO S C, Eagle, flying right, grasping thunderbolt in talons, and bearing on its back Marcus Aurelius, holding sceptre

Roman Imperial coin (HCR151406)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS, Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right

Reverse

CONSECRATIO S C, Figure of Marucs Aurelius, holding Victory in extended right hand and seated right on chair in shrine on qaudriga pulled by elphants with drivers

Roman Imperial coin (HCR151407)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS, Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right

Reverse

CONSECRATIO S C, Figure of Marucs Aurelius, holding Victory in extended right hand and seated right on chair in shrine on qaudriga pulled by elphants with drivers

Roman Imperial coin (HCR151408)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS, Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right

Reverse

CONSECRA[T]IO S C, Funeral pyre in four tiers, ornamented with statues and garlands, and surmounted by Marcus Aurelius in facing quadriga

Roman Imperial coin (HCR151409)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS, Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right

Reverse

CONSECRATIO S C, Funeral pyre in four tiers, ornamented with statues and garlands, and surmounted by Marcus Aurelius in facing quadriga

Roman Imperial coin (HCR151410)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS, Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right

Reverse

CONS[E]CRA[T]IO S C, Funeral pyre in four tiers, ornamented with statues and garlands, and surmounted by Marcus Aurelius in facing quadriga

Roman Imperial coin (HCR151411)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

DIVVS M ANTONINVS PIVS, Head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, right

Reverse

CONSECRATIO S C, Funeral pyre in four tiers, ornamented with statues and garlands, and surmounted by Marcus Aurelius in facing quadriga

Roman Imperial coin (HCR23026)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Commodus

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 181

Obverse

M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG, Bust of Commodus, laureate, drapery on left shoulder, right

Reverse

IVPPIT[E]R CON[S]ER[VATOR TR P VI IMP I]III COS III P P S C, Jupiter, nude except mantle over arms, standing front, head left, holding sceptre in left hand and thunderbolt in right hand extended over small figure of Commodus, togate, holding branch in right hand and scpeter in left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR23027)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Commodus

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 181

Obverse

[M COM]M[ODVS ANTO]NINVS [AVG], Head of Commodus, laureate, right

Reverse

[IVPPITER CONSERVATOR T]R P VI IMP IIII [COS III P P S] C, Jupiter, nude except mantle over arms, standing front, head left, holding sceptre in left hand and thunderbolt in right hand extended over small figure of Commodus, togate, holding branch in right hand and scpeter in left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR23028)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Commodus

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 181

Obverse

[M C]OMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG, Bust of Commodus, laureate, drapery on left shoulder, right

Reverse

IVPPITER CONSERVATOR TR P VI IMP II[II] COS III [P P] S C, Jupiter, nude except mantle over arms, standing front, head left, holding sceptre in left hand and thunderbolt in right hand extended over small figure of Commodus, togate, holding branch in right hand and scpeter in left hand