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The obverse side of the coin features a depiction of the head of Herakles wearing a lion’s skin headdress. Legend claims that Herakles with the help of his Heraklean supernatural powers strangled the vicious Nemean lion with his bare hands to save…

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The obverse side of the coin features either an abstract personification of Rome itself or a reference to Minerva the Roman goddess of wisdom, medicine, commerce, the fine arts, and later, war. The reverse side features a rare frontal view of either…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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On the obverse side, it shows heads of Dioscuri, the twin brothers Castor and, the demi-god, Pollux. In Greek Mythology, Zeus was the father of Pollux, making Pollux a demi-god, and Tyndareus, the King of Sparta, was the father of Castor making him…

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The obverse side shows Mars, the god of war. He is usually depicted with some sort of war-related item. On this coin, he is wearing a helmet. On the reverse side, there is a she-wolf with the letters Roma over it. The she-wolf is a popular symbol of…

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The obverse of this coin depicts the personification of Rome through a figure wearing a helmet. This represents the wars fought by the Romans and the protection given from them for the people. On the reverse, it shows a cornucopia with wreaths around…

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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…

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The obverse side of the coin features Tiberius II Constantine himself, whose name asserts a connection to Constantine, one of the greatest and most well-liked Roman Emperors in history. The reverse side features a cross potent depiction which is…
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