First issues of the Rome mint introducing Caracalla as heir to the imperial throne. 195 and 196 AD.
The young Basiano, firstborn son of Septimius Severus, was named Caesar (that is, heir to the imperial throne) in mid-April 195, in the cont
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Coinage of the Rome mint commemorating the appointment as consuls of Caracalla and Geta in AD 205.
On the first of January of AD 205, the two imperial princes, sons of Emperor Septimius Severus, Antoninus (Caracalla) and Geta, were named c
Knowing the Roman imperial mints: X- Aquileia.
Aquileia was founded by the Romans in 181 a.C. receiving the Ius Latii, which marked it as a friend and allied of Rome, although with a lowe
Knowing the Roman imperial mints: IX- Heraclea.
Founded with the name of Perinthos at the end of the 7th century BC, Heraclea was an ancient city of Thrace, now defunct, whose remains rest
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
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