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A bronze coin of Lucius Verus from Antioch in Pisidia with the female genius of the colony holding a cornucopia on the reverse.

A medieval copy of an Etruscan wolf statue. The figure of Romulus and Remus were added in the 15th century AD by Antonio Pollaiuolo. This statue has become an iconic image of Rome, depicting the mythical beginnings of the city.

Electrum 1/6 stater

Lydian, about 650-600 BC
From western modern Turkey

One of the very earliest coins

The Greek historian Herodotus, writing in the fifth century BCE, stated that 'the Lydians were the first people we know to have struck…

Electrum coin minted in Lydia, 7th c. BCE.

These coins, from about the same time but of differing weight and size, both show the typical lion facing a bull. This image was the standard design on the earliest Lydian silver coinage, thought by most scholars to be the oldest silver coinage.…

The coinage of Alexander the Great has been found all over the ancient world. It is believed to be one of the most widely circulated coinage in all of antiquity. This obverse portrait is one of the most famous images associated with Alexander.

On…

Magnentius began his career under Constantine the Great as a successful military general. He was very popular among his troops and, in response to the inattentive rule of Constans, was proclaimed emperor in 350 CE. Constantius II did not accept this…

Marcus Aurelius took control of the Roman Empire after the death of Antoninus Pius in conjunction with his brother Lucius Verus in 161 CE. Though Lucius was never as important as Marcus Aurelius, they ruled in peace together until Lucius’ premature…

This coin marks a radical departure from the typical Roman Republican coinage that almost always featured the head of Roma on the obverse. Janus graces the obverse of this coin, and, after this point, it becomes more and more common to put different…