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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 (HCR4080)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Diocletian

Mint

London

Denom.

Antoninianus

Dating

AD 291 – 293

Obverse

IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, Bust of Diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, right

Reverse

VIRTVS AVGGG, Mars, wearing helmet and cloak, standing right, holding vertical spear (point downwards) in right hand and leaning left on shield

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4081)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Diocletian

Mint

London

Denom.

Antoninianus

Dating

AD 291 – 293

Obverse

IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, Bust of Diocletian, radiate, cuirassed, right

Reverse

VIRTVS AVGGG, Mars, wearing helmet and cloak, standing right, holding vertical spear (point downwards) in right hand and leaning left on shield

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4082)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Maximian

Mint

London

Denom.

Antoninianus

Dating

AD 291 – 293

Obverse

IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right

Reverse

[COMES] AVGGG, Minerva standing left, holding branch in right hand and resting left arm on spear and shield

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4083)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Maximian

Mint

London

Denom.

Antoninianus

Dating

AD 291 – 293

Obverse

IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right

Reverse

PAX AVGGG, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and vertical sceptre in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4084)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Maximian

Mint

London

Denom.

Antoninianus

Dating

AD 291 – 293

Obverse

IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right

Reverse

PAX AVGGG, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and transverse sceptre in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR3582)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Maximian

Mint

London

Denom.

Antoninianus

Dating

AD 291 – 293

Obverse

IMP C MAXIMIANV[S P F AVG], Bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right

Reverse

[PA]X AVG[G]G, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and vertical sceptre in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4085)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Maximian

Mint

London

Denom.

Antoninianus

Dating

AD 291 – 293

Obverse

IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right

Reverse

PAX AVG, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and vertical sceptre in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4086)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Maximian

Mint

London

Denom.

Antoninianus

Dating

AD 291 – 293

Obverse

IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right

Reverse

PAX AVGGG, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and transverse sceptre in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4087)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Maximian

Mint

London

Denom.

Antoninianus

Dating

AD 291 – 293

Obverse

IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right

Reverse

PAX AVGGG, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and transverse sceptre in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4096)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Maximian

Mint

London

Denom.

Antoninianus

Dating

AD 291 – 293

Obverse

IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right

Reverse

[P]AX AVGGG, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and transverse sceptre in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4097)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Maximian

Mint

London

Denom.

Antoninianus

Dating

AD 291 – 293

Obverse

IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right

Reverse

PAX AVGGG, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and transverse sceptre in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4098)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Maximian

Mint

London

Denom.

Antoninianus

Dating

AD 291 – 293

Obverse

IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right

Reverse

PAX AVGGG, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and transverse sceptre in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4099)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Maximian

Mint

London

Denom.

Antoninianus

Dating

AD 291 – 293

Obverse

IMP C MAXIMIANVS P [F AV]G, Bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right

Reverse

PAX AV[GG]G, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and transverse sceptre in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4100)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Maximian

Mint

London

Denom.

Antoninianus

Dating

AD 291 – 293

Obverse

IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right

Reverse

PAX [A]VGGG, Pax standing left, holding olive-branch in right hand and transverse sceptre in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4101)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Maximian

Mint

London

Denom.

Antoninianus

Dating

AD 291 – 293

Obverse

IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right

Reverse

SAL[VS] AVGGG, Salus standing right, feeding snake held in arms, from patera in left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR3516)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Maximian

Mint

London

Denom.

Antoninianus

Dating

AD 291 – 293

Obverse

IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F A[VG], Bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right

Reverse

SPES AVGGG, Spes advancing left, holding flower in right hand and raising skirt with left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4102)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Maximian

Mint

London

Denom.

Antoninianus

Dating

AD 291 – 293

Obverse

IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Bust of Maximian, radiate, cuirassed, right

Reverse

VIRTVS AVGGG, Mars, standing right, wearing helmet and cloak, holding vertical spear in right hand and resting left hand on shield

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4103)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Carausius, Augustus, 286 - 293

Mint

London

Denom.

Antoninianus

Dating

AD 291

Obverse

[IMP C] CARAVSIVS P F AVG, Bust of Carausius, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, seen from front

Reverse

COMES AVG, Neptune standing left, holding dolphin in right hand and vertical sceptre in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4184)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Carausius, Augustus, 286 - 293

Mint

'C' Mint (Roman Imperial)

Denom.

Antoninianus

Dating

AD 291 – 292

Obverse

IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, Bust of Carausius, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, seen from front

Reverse

[P]ROVDENTIA AVG, Aequitas or Moneta standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopiae in left

Roman Imperial coin (HCR4303)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Carausius, Augustus, 286 - 293

Mint

Uncertain mint

Denom.

Antoninianus

Dating

AD 291

Obverse

IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG, Bust of Carausius, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right

Reverse

LAE[TIT(IA)] AVG, Laetitia standing left, holding wreath in right hand and baton in left