Coins of the roman empire in the british museum comparison with photos discussion in ancient coins started by aethelred, jan 25, 2017. Iv antoninus pius to commodus with an introduction and iii plates. This site contains over 4,000 pages of the original book. Dr john kent joined the department of coins and medals at the british museum in 1953, and was keeper from 1983 until his retirement in 1990. Coins of the roman empire in the british museum, 6 tomes, british museum, london, 1923. It contains coins issued under the roman republic in rome but not coins struck by nonroman issuers in italy. In the tradition of cataloguing the british museum collection, robert also revised the fivevolume roman imperial coins series and added, in his own.
The coinage of the emperor hadrian ad 11738 provides a rich visual commentary on the roman empire at the peak of its prosperity and development. Online coins of the roman empire american numismatic society. The corpus of early medieval coins in the british museum consists of, amongst others, those minted in italy during the reign of odovacar and used throughout the ostrogothic kingdom. Roman imperial coinage, abbreviated ric, is a british catalogue of roman imperial currency, from the time of the battle of actium 31 bc to late antiquity in 491 ad. Explore the impact of rome on the province of britannia as coins, the rule of emperors and roman gods arrived on its shores. Mattinglys translation is considered one of the best and is still used albeit in edited format today.
Coins of the roman empire in the british museum british museum on. The following books and catalogues are recommended and have been the source. Roman imperial coinage, abbreviated ric, is a british catalogue of roman imperial currency. He died on 26 january 1964 at the age of 79 in chesham, buckinghamshire. Mattingly, a numismatist at the british museum, assisted by edward allen sydenham. Richard abdy has been a curator of roman coins at the british museum for many years, with particular interest in the middle and later imperial periods of the. The series published here runs from the beginning of the 3rd century bc up until the battle of actium in 31 bc when octavian defeated mark antony and effectively brought an end to the roman republic. Department of coins and medals, warwick william wroth full view 1908. It is the result of many decades of work, from 1923 to 1994, and a successor to the previous 8volume catalogue compiled by the numismatist henry cohen in the 19th century. British museum roman imperial coinage volume ii quantifying roman imperial. Find out how britain became part of the roman world and developed its own distinct identity as an imperial province through our onsite sessions and classroom resources. Roman imperial coins free online resource for collectors. Coins of the roman empire in the british museum vol.
The project records every published type of roman imperial coinage from. This page uses frames, but your browser doesnt support them. Catalogue of the imperial byzantine coins in the british. Ric volume ii from the reign of vespasian to hadrian was created in 1926.