Roman coins
Caesar's pocket change
Roman coins are ancient currency minted by Rome from roughly the 3rd century BCE through the fall of the Western Empire.
Collectors prize them for their historical portraits, inscriptions, and relative abundance—Roman coins surface more frequently than other ancient currency.
Common denominations include the denarius (silver) and sestertius (bronze).
He found a Roman coin with a metal detector in Britain.
- Roman EmpireAncient state from Augustus onward
- inscriptionsWords carved into surfaces
- goldElement seventy-nine
- asComparison word
- Caesar AugustusRome's inaugural emperor
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- Roman antiquitiesRoman artifacts, Roman antiquities, Roman statues, Roman mosaics, Roman sculpture
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- Roman topicsRoman Empire, Roman Republic, Roman culture, Roman law, Roman military
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- coin collectingrare coins, penny, cent, halfpenny, farthing
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Currency stored electronically
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