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A common problem that occurs when interpreting finds of perforated Roman coins is their function and whether they were perforated in Roman times or later. Hence, the specimens which originate from an undisturbed archaeological context, as... more
Kubitschek contributed his research on the Ara Pacis coins of Nero and Domitian to Petersen in 1901/02 but found P was not going to make sufficient use of them, so he published the article himself. K went to much effort to find the best... more
The article concerns 23 ancient coins (8 Greek, 1 Numidian, and 14 Roman) from the museum collection in Inowrocław. One coin comes from archaeological excavations (a Trajanic denarius type RIC 6), the rest from donations and purchases.... more
My MA-thesis on the semis and the quadrans presented in 1979. Could still be useful.
The paper treats one of the most rare and interesting early Roman coins minted in Thrace under Claudius – sestertii for Britannicus Caesar, for Agrippina Minor and for young Nero, struck in the period ca. AD 50/51 – 54. It is assumed that... more
Vengono presentate alcune suggestioni interpretative su un personaggio femminile velato sull'Ara Pacis e una divinità in trono su monete di Claudio, forse interpretabili come la dea Angerona.
Este artículo pretende demostrar que Augusto nació en el mes de diciembre astronómico, bajo el signo de Capricornio, en una fecha que se correspondía con el septiembre calendárico debido a las viejas discrepancias del calendario... more
This publication collected part of papers from presentations of participants of the International
Numismatic Symposium Circulation of the Antique Coins in Southeastern Europe (Viminacium 2017).
Numismatic Symposium Circulation of the Antique Coins in Southeastern Europe (Viminacium 2017).
The Papers in this volume, edited by David Jacobson and Nikos Kokkinos, are based on presentations at an international two-day conference held at Spink & Son in London on 13-14 September, 2010. The period covered spans the Roman conquest... more
While Julius Caesar began the transformation of the Roman state from Republic to Empire, his grandnephew Octavian, later called Augustus, completed the task and laid the foundations for centuries of world rule.
Riforme, monete, cenni storici e curiosità del primo imperatore della storia dell'Impero Romano.
The discovery of twelve denarii found individually between 1985 and 1991 at New Fordey Farm, Barway, Soham in Cambridgeshire complements finds of aurei and denarrii at the same location reported in 1958, 1979, 1981 and 1984. The presence... more
The Colosseum is well understood as a dynastic monument that was key to the Flavian building programme and to Flavian ideology. From this point of view it has been approached as the fulfilment of Augustus's ambition for a large-scale... more
The aim of the article is to present the author's interpretation of the image of Emperor Maximinus Thrax ruled in 235-238, from the perspective of the ideology of peace contained in the iconographic program of his coinage, and in the... more
in Stefan Krmnicek & Henner Hardt (eds), A Collection in Context. Kommentierte Edition der Briefe und Dokumente Sammlung Dr. Karl von Schäffer (Tübinger Numismatische Studien. Band 1), Tübingen University Press 2017, pp. 37-61
This article is the first systematic attempt for collection and arrangement of the early Roman coin finds from Novae – a large legionary fortress on the Lower Danube excavated without interruption since 1960. It contains a complete... more
ABSTRACT: This booklet is the extended second edition of the fonts of the Roman Imperial Coinage, which I published in 2016 on academia.edu. The circa 550 numismatic symbols used in the volumes of the Roman Imperial Coinage (RIC) are here... more
Cômodo foi o último membro da dinastia dos Antoninos a governar o Império Romano, mantendo-se como princeps entre 180 e 192 EC. Este trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar algumas considerações sobre as representações de Cômodo na... more
This paper proposes a reflection on some AE4 apparently assignable to the end of the fifth century for which attributions to the Mauro-Roman Masuna or the usurper Leontius were proposed in the past. The coins, linked by the style of the... more
Attribution to the mint of Carthage of a bronze medaillon in the name of Maximian.
Extended translation by Dane "Helvetica" Kurth (wildwinds.com) of the article by Jacqueline Lallemand in Revue Belge de Numismatique, 1951, pp. 89-103 and plate VI. With additional images, references and lists including RIC, BMC, Cohen,... more
This paper draws on data from two projects, the British Museum/Leicester Hoards project, which gathered records of 3,223 hoards of Iron Age and Roman coins from Britain, and the Oxford Coin Hoards of the Roman Empire project, which is... more
This contribution is dedicated to a small hoard of Constantinian nummi found in Aquileia in the early '60s, but only recently "rediscovered" in the coin cabinet of the National Museum. 20 of the 21 coins belong to the same issue type VIRT... more
The Mezul I hoard was discovered in 1966 in the area of Bobovik, a site on Mezul, in the vicinity of Smederevo. It consists of 272 denarii and antoniniani, spanning the period from Caracalla to Trajan Decius. Another hoard of Roman coins... more
Comparison between documentation preserved in some spanish archives has allowed to improve our knowledge about the Duarría gold coin hoard, very bad known since today. We can also indentify ten of these coins, that were kept in the... more
This article will introduce a newly discovered as-sized bimetallic medallion of Caracalla and theorize that it was created and intended, as were many imperial medallions, as a gift in relation to Caracalla’s 4th consulship in January 213... more
The matter at issue of this article is golden and silver coinage of Marcus Agrippa during his governorship in Gaul in 38 BC. Comparison of this coinage with contemporary Italian bronze coins shows that the main ideological motive was... more