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Embark on a great adventure!
Join today and begin earning these quality ancient coins.
Special thanks to Harlan J. Berk for donating this spectacular
collection.
Click on the images for a larger view.
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Antoninianus (double denarius) from the Gallo-Roman Empire, A.D.
268-270 during the reign of M. Piawonius Victorinus who ruled the
breakaway empire of Gaul and briefly Spain and Great Britain. |
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Silver denarius issued during the rule of Septimius Severus, A.D.
193-211, who held important posts under Emperor Marcus Aurelius before
assuming supreme control of the Roman empire. |
| Square silver coin issued between 321 and 181 BC in ancient India by
the Mauryan Empire, which was created after the death of Alexander
the Great. |
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| Antoninianus issued during the reign of Marcus Aurelius Probus (A.D.
276-282), who rose to distinction in the armies of Roman Emperors
Valerian, Claudius and Aurelian. |
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Greek Bronze coin, featuring a figure of the epic poet Homer (on the
reverse) issued in the 2nd and 1st centuries BC in Ionia, on the west
coast of modern-day Turkey. |
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Greek bronze piece issued between 300 and 200 B.C. in Arpi, a city
settled by the Greeks in Southeast Italy. |
| Silver tetradrachn issued under King Gotarzes II (AD 40-51) in the
Parthian Empire, which was created in modern-day Iran after becoming a
great enemy of Rome. |
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| Silver stater - famous for its depiction of two wrestlers - issued
between 400 and 300 BC in the Pamphylian city of Aspendus, now southwest
Turkey. |
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Future Essay Contest Prizes - Details to be announced
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Gold Stater, attributed to Brutus, issued during the Civil War (44
to 42 B.C.) that pitted Brutus and Cassius against Mark Anthony and
Octavian (following the assassination of Julius Caesar); it bears the
portrait of Alexander III the Great. The reverse shows a seated portrait
of Athena. |
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Gold solidus issued under the Roman Emperor Honorius (393 to 423 AD)
in Milan, 396 AD. |
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Silver drachm issued by the city of Larissa between 400 and 370
BC. |
Programs like this would not be possible without the generous
support of our
donors
| David R. Cervin Ancient Coin Project gold
coin ancient gold coin |
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