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This coin is from the time of the Roman Republic and was intended to follow family tradition which created a coin with legendary ancestry. On the obverse side it is the head of a politician of ancient Rome named, A. Postumius Albinus while he was…

The Obverse of this coin features a personification of Pietas as the Roman goddess of duty. In Roman religion, Pietas is the personification of a respectful and faithful attachment to gods, country, and relatives. A man who possessed pietas performed…

The obverse of the coin is an image of Darius the Great, King of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, holding a lance while running. This depiction of the king shows him as heroic, as a fearsome warrior who had recently conquered the area from Greek…

The obverse of this coin depicts the bust of Roman Emperor Mark Antony, while the reverse depicts the bust of Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt. These two rulers share one of the most famous love stories of all time, as once they fell in love, they soon…

A galley is depicted on the obverse along with Mark Antony's name. The reverse depicts three Roman military standards, including the famous eagle standard. The bottom of the reverse contains the lettering LEG IV. The IV legion is known to have fought…

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…

The obverse of this coin is the head of Roma facing right, while the reverse shows Victoria driving a quadriga to the right with a sheaf of wheat in her left hand. The goddess Roma is the female personification of the city and state of Rome. The…

The late Roman/Byzantine ruler Constans II was also called Constantine the Bearded. He is depicted with long beard and moustache, wearing a crown and chlamys (a short, fine woolen mantle worn by men in ancient Greece) and holding globus cruciger, a…

The obverse depicts the draped bust of Mercury, a god associated with commerce and also travel and journeys. He is wearing a petasus, a hat with a low crown and broad brim, along with a caduceus behind his shoulder. The reverse of this coin refers to…

Pictured on the obverse side is Quirinus, the deified Romulus, founder of Rome and is the God of thunder. On the back is Ceres, who is the Goddess of agriculture and of motherly relationships. The word Cerealia is written under her image, which is a…