The Breakaway Empires

COINS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
formerly in my personal collection

Page 1: The Beginning of Empire (60 B.C.-A.D. 68)
Page 2: The Golden Age (A.D. 69-192)
Page 3: The Severan Era (A.D. 193-235)
Page 4: The Downward Spiral (A.D. 235-268)
Page 5: The Breakaway Empires (A.D. 260-296)
Page 6: The Warrior Emperors (A.D. 268-284)
Page 7: Attempts at Restoration (A.D. 284-342)
Page 8: The Constantine Dynasty (A.D. 293-364)
Page 9: Western Decline, Eastern Ascendance (A.D. 293-364)

I no longer own these coins, but I am leaving this website up in case it is helpful to anyone checking provenances. I have also added three documents listing additional coins that used to be in my collection:
Additional Roman Coins
Greek Coins, Part 1
Greek Coins, Part 2, and Miscellaneous

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The Romano-Gallic Empire (A.D. 260-274)
Postumus Augustus, A.D. 260-269 Silver Double Denarius Lugdunum mint Obv: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG Rev: NEPTVNO REDVCI - Nepture, standing, facing left, holding dolphin in right hand and trident in left; prow of ship at feet RIC 76 23mm, 3.7g		Aureolus Augustus, 267(?)-268 Bronze Antoninianus Mediolanum mint Obv: IMP POSTVMVS (bust of Postumus) Rev: VIRTVS EQVIT - Mars, walking right, holding spear and shield RIC (Postumus) 388 19mm, 2.5g.
Marius Augustus, A.D. 269 Bronze Antoninianus Gallic Empire, unidentified mint Obv: IMP C M AVR MARIVS AVG Rev: VIRTVS AVG - Soldier with spear, leaning on shield RIC 19 20mm, 3.4g		Victorinus Augustus A.D. 269-271 Bronze Antoninianus Gallic Empire, unidentified southern mint Obv: IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG Rev: SALVS AVG - Salus, standing left, with scepter and patera, feeding snake coiled around altar RIC 71, var. 18x20mm, 2.3g.
Tetricus I Augustus, A.D. 271-274 Bronze Antoninianus Gallic Empire, unidentified southern mint Obv: IMP C TETRICVS P F AVG Rev: PAX AVG - Pax standing left, holding olive branch and vertical spear RIC 100 18mm, 2.9g.		Tetricus II Caesar, A.D. 273-274 Augustus, A.D. 274 Bronze Antoninianus Gallic Empire, unidentified southern mint Obv: C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES Rev: SPES AVG - Spes, walking left, holding flower and raising robe RIC 270 20x18mm, 2.5g.
Kingdon of Palmyra (A.D. 260-274)
Vabalathus King, A.D.267-270/1 Augustus, A.D. 270/1-272 Billon Antoninianus Antioch mint Obv: VABALATHVS VCRIMDR - Laurate bust of Valabathus, draped Rev: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG - Radiate bust of Aurelian, cuirassed A in exergue RIC (Aurelian) 381 20mm, 3.9g.
Romano-British Empire (A.D. 286/7-296/7)
Carausius Augustus, A.D. 286/7-292 Billon Antoninianus London mint Obv: IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG Rev: PAX AVG - Pax, standing left, holding olive branch and vertical scepter S in left field; P in right RIC 475 23mm, 4.3g.		Allectus Augustus, A.D. 293-296/7 Bronze Quinarius Camulodunum (Colchester) mint Obv: IMP C ALLECTVS P AVG Rev: LAETITIA AVG - Galley, heading right QC in exergue RIC 125 19mm, 2.5g.

Page 1: The Beginning of Empire (60 B.C.-A.D. 68)
Page 2: The Golden Age (A.D. 69-192)
Page 3: The Severan Era (A.D. 193-235)
Page 4: The Downward Spiral (A.D. 235-268)
Page 5: The Breakaway Empires (A.D. 260-296)
Page 6: The Warrior Emperors (A.D. 268-284)
Page 7: Attempts at Restoration (A.D. 284-324)
Page 8: The Constantine Dynasty (A.D. 293-364)
Page 9: Western Decline, Eastern Ascendance (A.D. 364-491)

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