Ancient Coins at the Elvehjem Museum of ArtCoins, because of their abundance and intimate connection to the ruling elite of the ancient Greco-Roman, world offer a unique insight into the historical events of their time and into the social history of power and propaganda. This catalog illustrates and describes 193 coins from a 6th century B.C. Lydian coin to one minted at Constantinople under Theodosius I circa A.D. 380. Distributed for the Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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66 B.C. Obverse AE follis AE sestertius Agrippina Alexander ancient coins Antialcidas Antioch antoninianus Antony Arthur Athens Augustus Aurelius AVGG B.C. Obverse Billon tetradrachm BMCRR Italy bronze Brutus CAESAR AVG Caracalla century B.C. Claudius coinage Commodus Constantine Crawford Decius denarius diademed Diocletian drachma draped bust Elagabalus Elvehjem emperor empire exergue facing right Reverse Frank g Mint Gaius Gallienus Germanicus Gift of Herbert Gordian III Greek head of Apollo head of Athena head of Roma helmeted head Heracles Historical Society IMP CAES incuse square inscription Julia Julia Domna Julia Maesa laureate bust laureate head Lent Macedon Marcus Mark of value muse Nero Nerva Octavia P F AVG Reverse P M TR Philip Pius PIVS Pomponius Musa prow quadriga Roman Rome S C Ref Seaby Severus Sicily silver Society of Wisconsin standing stater struck tetradrachm Tiberius Vaballathus Vespasian Victory wreath