Minted between 393-423 C.E.––also the time of his reign over the Western Empire––this coin shows the bust of Honorius, Arcadius (his brother, Emperor of the Eastern Empire until 408), and Theodosius II (Emperor of the East from 408-423). The as was originally bronze, but by the late Empire, was switched to copper. This coin of Emperor Honorius is unique in our collection––it is a copper As, the lowest coin denomination of the late Empire. Fel temp reparatio seems to be a rallying cry of sorts, representing feelings of nostalgia for earlier eras of long peace.Īrcadius, Honorius, and Theodosius II standing Side by side Instead of religious figures on the reverse, these coins have a soldier on horseback conquering a kneeling captive with the inscription fel temp reparatio (restoration of good/happy times). Soldier advancing, left spearing fallen horsemenĮach of the three bronze coins above are of Constantius II, who reigned from 337-361 C.E. Soldier advancing I, spearing fallen horseman Soldier advancing, spearing fallen horseman The Reverse has either a portrait of Mercury or Apollo, known to us because of the presence of the lyre and the helmet. Octavian, later known as Augustus, is the first Emperor of Rome. This coin, minted between 31-29 B.C.E., shows a bare-headed Octavian on the obverse.
Uncertain Italian mint, possibly Rome, 32-31 B.C.E.
Nude male figure (Mercury?) seated right on cloak on rocks, petasus slung behind, holding lyre with both handsĪ good exemplar of this very scarce and interesting issue, in VF+/VF condition, conserving complete details, including a nice portrait of Octavian, future Augustus. Reverse: CAESAR | DIVI F - Mercury or Apollo seated right on rocks, holding lyre. Group I, Uncertain Mints (Brundisium and Rome?) These items are common on coins of both Augustus and Julius Caesar.Īugustus (Octavian), AR Denarius, 32-29 B.C.E., Several interesting items are on display on the obverse, including ritual/priestly items of the simpulum and lituus. This coin was made in a military mint travelling with Octavian in c.37 B.C.E. īare head of Octavian right wearing slight beardĪugustus 91 Crawford 538/1 Sydenham 1334 The reverse shows a seated woman, with ears of corn and a cornucopia––most likely an image of the goddess Ceres. This particular coin was minted sometime around 71. and established the second Imperial Dynasty, the Flavians. Ĭeres (?) seated left, corn ears and poppy in right hand, cornucopiae in left Please contact for more information about this collection, or to request permission to use these images.Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. This collection was digitized by Cornell University Library in 2011 from original materials, with funding from a Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences Grant to Annetta Alexandridis and Verity Platt. The content in the Cornell Collection of Antiquities: Coins Collection (in part Greek and Roman Coin Collection, #8464, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections) is believed to be in the public domain by virtue of the age of the underlying coins, and is presented by Cornell University Library under the Guidelines for Using Text, Images, Audio, and Video from Cornell University Library Collections. Metadata may not be complete in all cases.ĭivision of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library Collecting Program:Ĭornell Collections of Antiquities Format: Items in the Cornell Coins Collection are meant for inventory and reference purposes Uncertain design in square frame Reverse:
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