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Roman Coin Denominations: chart, metals and values · What Is a Denarius Worth Today?

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The Timeline of Roman Coinage

From bronze ingots to the gold solidus in less than eight centuries: periods, typical coins and what was happening, in one printable page.

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How to Read the Legend and Mint Marks

The abbreviations found on Roman coins, with a worked example from Hadrian, and the words you need to describe a coin.

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What Coin Is This? A First Guide

Narrow down the denomination of a Roman imperial coin step by step: look at the metal, then at weight and size.

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Before You Buy: A First Checklist

A one-page checklist for your first (and next) Roman coin: seller, weight and diameter, and the warning signs of a fake.

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Coin Size Gauge

Place the coin on the circles: the one that fits is its diameter in millimetres. Print at 100% (actual size).

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My Coin Log: Printable Page and Excel

Record every coin you own: date, denomination, ruler, mint, metal, weight, size, condition, price and source. Printable pages plus an Excel version.

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Map: The Empire under Augustus, AD 14

Where Roman coins were used when the empire was young, with notes on the coinage of Augustus. Printable poster.

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Map: The Empire at its Greatest Extent, AD 117

Under Trajan the Roman world reaches its widest borders. The map shows the provinces and the coins of the age. Printable poster.

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Map: The Mints of the Empire

From one mint in Rome to more than twenty: where Roman coins were struck and how mints work. Printable poster.

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Map: The Tetrarchy, AD 293

Four rulers, four capitals and a new coinage: the world of Diocletian and the reform of AD 294. Printable poster.

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Map: The Division between West and East, AD 395

Two halves, one coinage tradition: the empire after its final division, with Constantinople and Milan. Printable poster.

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The Main Roman Denominations: One-Page Cheat Sheet

From the aes signatum to the siliqua: metal, typical weight, value and period of every main Roman coin on a single printable page. A quick reference for collectors and readers of The ABC of Roman Coins.

From the book: The ABC of Roman Coins

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