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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 (HCR114954)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Aemilian

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 253

Obverse

IMP AEMILIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, Bust of Aemilian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

Reverse

[P] M TR L [?] [P]OT S C, Aemilian, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over altar and holding roll in left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR114955)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Aemilian

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 253

Obverse

IMP CAES C IVL AEMILIANVS P F AVG, Bust of Aemilian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

Reverse

[APO]L CONSER[VAT] S C, Apollo, nude, standing left, holding branch in right hand and resting left elbow on lyre set on rock

Roman Imperial coin (HCR114956)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Aemilian

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 253

Obverse

IMP CAES AEMILIANVS [P F AVG], Bust of Aemilian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

Reverse

S[PE]S PVBLICA S C, Spes, draped, advancing left, holding flower in right hand and raising skirt with left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR114957)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Aemilian

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 253

Obverse

IMP CAES AEMILIANVS P F AVG, Bust of Aemilian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

Reverse

SPES PV[BLI]CA S C, Spes, draped, advancing left, holding flower in right hand and raising skirt with left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR114958)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Aemilian

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 253

Obverse

IMP CAES AEMILIANVS P F AVG, Bust of Aemilian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

Reverse

AEQVITAS AVG S C, Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR114959)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Aemilian

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 253

Obverse

IMP CAES AEMILIANVS P F AVG, Bust of Aemilian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

Reverse

VOTIS DECENNALIBVS S C, Legend inscribed in laurel-wreath

Roman Imperial coin (HCR114960)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Aemilian

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 253

Obverse

IMP CAES AEMILIANVS P F AVG, Bust of Aemilian, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

Reverse

VOTIS DECENNALIBVS S C, Legend inscribed in laurel-wreath

Untitled coin (HCR114967)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Valerian I, emperor, 253-260

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 253

Untitled coin (HCR114968)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Valerian I, emperor, 253-260

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 253

Untitled coin (HCR114969)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Valerian I, emperor, 253-260

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 253

Untitled coin (HCR114970)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Valerian I, emperor, 253-260

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 253

Untitled coin (HCR114971)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Valerian I, emperor, 253-260

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 253

Untitled coin (HCR114972)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Valerian I, emperor, 253-260

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 253

Untitled coin (HCR114973)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Valerian I, emperor, 253-260

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 253

Untitled coin (HCR114974)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Valerian I, emperor, 253-260

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 253

Untitled coin (HCR114975)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Valerian I, emperor, 253-260

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 253

Untitled coin (HCR114976)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Valerian I, emperor, 253-260

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 253

Roman Imperial coin (HCR114962)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Valerian I, emperor, 253-260

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 254

Obverse

IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, Bust of Valerian, laureate, draped, right

Reverse

CONCORDIA EXER[CIT] S C, Concordia, draped, standing left, holding patera in right hand and double cornucopiae in left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR114963)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Valerian I, emperor, 253-260

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 254

Obverse

IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, Bust of Valerian, laureate, draped, right

Reverse

CONC[ORDIA E]XERC[IT] S C, Concordia, draped, standing left, holding patera in right hand and double cornucopiae in left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR114964)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Valerian I, emperor, 253-260

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 254

Obverse

IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, Bust of Valerian, laureate, draped, right

Reverse

CONCORDIA EXERCIT S C, Concordia, draped, standing left, holding patera in right hand and double cornucopiae in left hand