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

Click on the thumbnail images to see enlarged photos of the coins.  
Claudius II ("Gothicus")
Augustus A.D. 268-270
Billon Antoninianus
Siscia mint, Issue IV
Obv: IMP CLAVDIVS AVG
Rev: PROVIDEN AVG - Providentia, standing left, holding baton and cornucopiae; globe at feet
S in right field
RIC 187
19mm, 2.5g.
Claudius Gothicus Quintillus
Augustus, A.D. 270
Billon Antoninianus
Mediolanum mint
Obv: IMP C M AVR QVINTILLVS AVG
Rev: TEMPORVM FELI - Felicitas, standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae
P in right field
RIC 77
18mm, 2.4g.
Quintillus
Aurelian
Augustus, A.D. 270-275

Billon Antoninianus
Cyzicus mint
Obv: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG
Rev: ORIENS AVG - Sol, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left; captive at feet
XXL in exergue
RIC 360
22mm, 3.8g.
Aurelian
Severina
Augusta A.D. 274-275
Billon Antoninianus
Siscia mint
Obv: SEVERI-NAE AVG
Rev: CONDORDIAE M-ILITVM - Concordia, standing left, holding two ensigns
XXI in exergue; S in right field
RIC 13
22mm, 4.1g.
Severina
Tacitus
Augustus, A.D. 275-276

Billon Antoninianus
Ticinum mint
Obv: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG
Rev: CONSERVATOR MILITVM - Emperor, standing on left, with helmet in military dress, receiving globe from Jupiter, on right, leaning on scepter
P in exergue
RIC 134
22mm, 4.4g.
Tacitus
Florian
Augustus, A.D. 276
Billon Antoninianus
Rome mint
Obv:  IMP C FLORIANVS AVG
Rev: SALVS AVG - Salus, standing left, holding scepter and feeding snake rising up from altar
XXIΔ in exergue
RIC 40
23mm, 3.7g.
Florian
Probus
Augustus, A.D. 276-282
Billon Antoninianus
Rome mint, A.D. 281
Obv: IMP PROB-VS P F AVG
Rev: IOVI CONS PROB AVG - Jupiter, standing, facing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and scepter in left.
R[thunderbolt]B in exergue.
RIC 173
22x20mm, 3.8g.
Probus
Carus
Augustus, A.D. 282-283
Billon Antoninianus
Antioch mint
Obv: IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG
Rev: VIRTVS A-VGG - Carus, standing on left, facing right, holding parazonium in left hand and receiving Victory on globe from Jupiter, nude, standing on right, facing left and holding scepter in left hand.
XXI in exergue; [star] in upper field, A in lower.
RIC 106
21mm, 4.0g.
Carus
Numerian
Caesar, A.D. 282-283
Augustus, A.D. 283-284

Billon Antoninianus
Rome mint, A.D. 283-284
Obv: IMP NVMERIANVS P F AVG
Rev: PROVIDENT AVGG - Providentia, standing, facing left, holding corn ears above modius with right hand and cornucopia in left.
VXXI in exergue
RIC 448
22mm, 3.4g.
Numerian
Carinus
Caesar, A.D. 282-283
Augustus, A.D. 283-285

Billon Antoninianus
Tripolis mint
Obv: IMP C M AVR CARINVS NOB C
Rev: VIRTVS AV-GG[dot] - Jupiter, on right, leaning on scepter, presenting globe to Carinus, holding spear
XXI in exergue; [star] in upper field, TR in lower
RIC 209
22mm, 3.6g.
Carinus

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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