Roman Coinage Imagery and Imperial Portraiture (c. 300 BCE–476 CE)

1. Rome begins cast bronze coinage tradition

   Jan 1, 325 BCELabels: Rome, Bronze coinage

   • ANS Rome
   • Aes grave

2. Aes grave imagery standardizes Republican symbols

   Jan 1, 300 BCELabels: Aes grave, Republican Rome

   • Aes grave
   • ANS Rome

3. First silver didrachms link Rome to Greek styles

   Jan 1, 269 BCELabels: Didrachm, Hercules

   • ANS Coin
   • Museums Victoria

4. Denarius introduced during the Second Punic War

   Jan 1, 211 BCELabels: Denarius, Second Punic

   • MAN Museum
   • Denarius

5. Republican coins favor deities over living rulers

   Jan 1, 200 BCELabels: Republican coins, Deities

   • ArtIC Caesar

6. Julius Caesar places his living portrait on coins

   Jan 1, 44 BCELabels: Julius Caesar, Coin portrait

   • NGC Caesar
   • ArtIC Caesar

7. Augustus’s reign makes imperial portraiture routine

   Jan 1, 27 BCELabels: Augustus, Imperial portraiture

   • ArtIC Augustus

8. Imperial coin legends formalize titles and authority

   Jan 1, 1Labels: Coin legends, Imperial titulature

   • ArtIC Augustus

9. Hadrian’s bearded coin portraits reshape the imperial look

   Jan 1, 117Labels: Hadrian, Bearded portrait

   • Hadrian

10. Caracalla introduces the radiate antoninianus

    Jan 1, 215Labels: Caracalla, Antoninianus

    • Antoninianus
    • Caracalla

11. Diocletian’s reform restores high-grade silver imagery

    Jan 1, 294Labels: Diocletian, Argenteus

    • CoinWeek
    • Edict Prices

12. Diocletian issues the Edict on Maximum Prices

    Jan 1, 301Labels: Edict on, Diocletian

    • Edict Prices

13. Constantine’s solidus sets a durable gold standard

    Jan 1, 312Labels: Constantine, Solidus

    • ANS Rome

14. Romulus Augustulus issues last Western imperial coins

    Sep 4, 476Labels: Romulus Augustulus, Western Empire

    • Britannica
    • Numista Solidus