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The obverse has Heraclius depicted as bigger, crowned, and bearded due to his age and power. His son Heraclius Constantine is depicted smaller and beardless on the right. Christianity was the state religion and Heraclius recovered the True Cross…

Roman Empress Herennia Etruscilla is on the face of the coin, which was minted during her husband, Trajan Decius' reign beginning in 249. Not much is known about her other than that she was the wife of Roman Emperor Decius, and she became Regent of…

On the obverse of the coin, the god Apollo stands facing to the left, leaning against a laurel tree with a libation bowl held in his hand. On the coin’s reverse side, the demigod Herakles stands facing the right while holding a lion skin, a club, and…

The obverse side of the coin features the face of Julia Domna with text on either side of her face. The reverse side of the coin features Juno holding a scepter and a patera, a peacock on the left of the goddess, and dotted lines surrounding the…

Julius Caesar was a Roman dictator, politician and military general who instigated the rise of the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar was one of the first to put his own image on the coins though this coin is more traditional with an image of Venus, to whom…

The obverse side contains Caesar's name and shows an elephant and snake. This signifies a power struggle with Caesar and represents the religious power struggle of good and evil. The reverse shows important things such as a ritual cap, ax, and a long…

The obverse of the coin features an image of the head of L. Livineius Regulus, a moneyer from Republican Rome. The reverse features an image of a curule chair, a folding chair traditionally associated with administrative power in Rome, and three…

The obverse side of this coin depicts the sun god Sol with rays emerging from their head. The reverse side shows a crescent moon surrounded by seven stars. The sight of seven stars was important to ancient people because it marked Spring planting or…

Juno Sospita (pictured on the obverse) was a goddess of fertility who protected women. The obverse shows the common depiction of Juno wearing a goatskin cloak. The reverse side of the coin shows a griffin and below a sandal which is symbolic of the…

The obverse side shows Juno Sospita. She is the daughter of Saturn and is one of the first three original Gods of Rome. The reverse side shows a she-wolf from the famous tale of Romulus and Remus and an eagle. Trojan exiles noticed a fire in the…