Ancient Coins

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Seleucid Empire (312BC-63 BC) silver drachm of Antiochus VI Dionysus (148BC-141BC)

Silver tetradrachm of Syracuse with head of Arethusa (obverse) and quadriga with Nike crowning the c

Roman denarius minted by Quintus Pomponius Musa in 56 BCE.  On the obverse, the head of Apollo crown

thaliaridet:So I might be mildly dying inside but at least I got to hold a coin that’s 2500 years ol

Silver drachm of the Sicilian city of Naxos.  Obverse: bearded head of Dionysus, with an ivy wreath;

Silver Athenian tetradrachm in the “new style,” depicting an owl standing atop a Panathenaic prize-a

A mold for pressing coins from the Qin state during the Warring States period, 475-221 BCE. These ro

elsewheregreen:Seleukid Empire, Diodotos Tryphon AR Tetradrachm - Antioch, circa 141-138 BCE.

Spring of Arethusa in Syracuse (Sicily). This is a fresh water spring that borders right on the Medi

ancientpeoples:Two Indo-Greek silver coins with profiles of AlexanderBactria (present-day Afghanista

Silver didrachm of the island of Paros.  On the obverse, a veiled head of Demeter; on the reverse, t

ancientart:Roman coins found during excavations on the site of the former County Hospital, Dorcheste

Denarius of the Emperor Commodus (r. 180-192 CE), representing him as the driver of a quadriga (four

Coin of the polis of Homolion in Thessaly.  On the obverse, the head of Philoctetes; on the reverse,

worldofnumis:Roman Imperial Coins - Diocletianus, 284-305, AV Aureus, 290/292, Antiochia, Av.: DI -

Silver didrachm of the Euboean polis of Eretria.  On the obverse, a cow scratching its head with its

historyarchaeologyartefacts:Meanwhile, in Ukraine … a silver diobol - it is a cute little Greek anci

Greek coin with octopus from Eretria, c. 2500 years old

the-fault-in-marys-life:Archeological Museum of Paestum, Italy - just some interesting roman coins.

ancientart: The Frome Hoard: the largest collection of Roman coins found in a single container. Dave

Denarius of L. Cassius Longinus (63 BCE).  On the obverse, the goddess Vesta; on the reverse, a vote

ancientart:Roman coins found during excavations on the site of the former County Hospital, Dorcheste

Silver tetradrachm of the Sicilian polis of Syracuse.  On the obverse, the head of Athena, encircled

Ancient Roman Coins

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