This coin, issued by Marc Antony after abandoning Rome to rule in Egypt with Cleopatra, was struck to pay for the legions that accompanied him. He issued similar coins for each legion. This particular ...

Out went the old Greek denominations and in came an independent family of quality coins that were proudly Roman. Focal point of this patriotic new currency was the denarius. Taking its name from t ...

This Roman silver denarius coin was one of 5294 British Iron Age and Roman coins excavated at a Late Iron Age shrine near Hallaton, Leicestershire. It has been dated to c. 211 BC, making it ...