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AR Denarius of L. Plautius Plancus
The obverse side features the face of Medusa, considered an image of power and protection because she could turn enemies to stone. The reverse…
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Friends and Enemies of Rome
Our exhibit focuses on the relationships that Rome had with other empires and leaders. Throughout these times the massive empire...
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AE Uncia
The battle of Cannae was a war for power between the Roman Republic and Carthage when the Roman Republic accepted a brutal defeat. (This defeat…
AR Sestertius of Antoninus Pius
Emperor Antoninus Pius issued this coin to commemorate his late and deified wife Faustina (the Elder), renowned for her beauty and wisdom, who passed…
AE Sestertius of Antoninus Pius
Antoninus Pius was one of the “The Five Good Emperors” that helped the Roman Empire prosper under his rule. In that period the empire expanded in size…