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Knowing the Roman imperial mints: VII- Cyzicus.

The scant ruins of Cyzicus, once the great capital of Mysia, are located a few kilometers from the Turkish town of Erdek, in the north of th

Knowing the Roman imperial mints: VI- Constantinople.

Constantinople has been known since 1930 as Istanbul, being nowadays the most populous city in Turkey and one of the most popular tourist de

Knowing the Roman imperial mints: V- Siscia.

The ancient Siscia is the present Croatian city of Sisak. Its more than 2500 years of history begin in the Iron Age when a Celtic settlement

Knowing the Roman imperial mints: IV- Ticinum

The present Italian city of Pavia originates from a roman military camp founded to guard the main communications hub of the northern half of

Knowing the Roman imperial mints: III- Thessalonica

The city of Thessalonica (nowadays known as Thessaloniki) was founded in 316 BC by the diadochus Cassander at an important crossroads what w

Knowing the Roman imperial mints: II - Arelate.

Nowadays known as Arles, in French Provence. It obtained its prosperity from the port it once had (now silted and out of use) as well as its

LIBERATORI/RESTITVTORI VRBIS SVAE or the entrance of the city of Rome in the orbit of Constantine. 2

Anyway, for huge relief of the residents of the Eternal City, Constantine did not trigger any repression against them, stating in his appear

LIBERATORI/RESTITVTORI VRBIS SVAE or the entrance of the city of Rome in the orbit of Constantine. I

Milvian Bridge battle took place october 28th of A.D. 312. very close to the southern abutment of that bridge which, saving the Tiber curren

Knowing the Roman imperial mints: I - Treveris.

The ancient Roman city of Treveris corresponds to the present Trier, in the west of Germany, very close to the border with the duchy of Luxe

INDVLGENTIA AVGG IN CARTH. Septimius Severus and Africa.

One of the most popular issues of Septimius Severus, which implies an optimum combination of numismatic attractive and relative abundance

The Saeculares Games

Perhaps the more interesting series and therefore sought of the Roman coinage is the one that commemorates the first millennium of the...

Philip the Arab and his first issue of Antoniniani. The Unknown Eastern Mint.

The death of Gordian III in February/March of A.D. 244, instigated by the praetorian prefect Marcus Julius Philippus, nicknamed "the...

The bridge of Antiochia ad Maeandrum in the coinage of the city.

The ancient Carian city of Antioch on the Maeander owed large part of its prosperity to certain bridge over the River Maeander built in its