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Reading Roman Coin Inscriptions

The list underneath will help you to read among the common inscriptions. Either the letters on the coin would be missing or the coin won’t be perfectly centered. The absence of letters is maybe due to a missing chip or damaged dies. However, this still doesn’t stop you from knowing how it can be readed, […]

Roman Mint Marks

Introduction to Mint Marks Mint marks are definitely cool. After all, they enable you to find in which city were your coins made. The Roman mints started to get used in the 3rd century’s later years (270 AD). From Diocletian’s time, these marks became regular. On the very bottom of a reverse coin, that’s where […]

Roman Coin Denominations: Unity Details

As [AE] : This denomination, meaning ’unity’, was a standard unit in Roman coinages initially. It was first struck c.280 BC. From the beginning of the Empire it was struck in pure copper, making it look yellowish, but by the end of the 3rd century AD it was bronze. Hence, asses usually appear darker than […]

Roman Coin Denominations

Understanding the several popular denominations used in the Roman Empire is not very challenging. Coins from various eras can be differentiated by their sizes or look, as will be covered here. Similar to today, gold, silver, and copper or bronze were the primary metals. However, it should be noted that this is a very difficult […]

Coin Rarity

The eyebrows of most collectors are ideally raised by the rarity. However, for ancient coins, it becomes something less meaningful. It’s always convenient to witness why a modern coin will be worthy enough, if some were minted. Or some of them remain in existence, provided the huge sum of collectors that would always like to […]