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Roman Imperial — Denarius

Vespasian Denarius

AD 69-79

A denarius of the emperor who built the Colosseum and restored Rome after civil war — a self-made man who rose from obscurity to rule the world.

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Roman Imperial — AE3 Follis

Constantius II Follis — PROVIDENTIAE CAESS

AD 324-337

A coin of the future emperor struck while he was still Caesar under his famous father, Constantine the Great.

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Roman Imperial — Antoninianus

Valerian I Antoninianus — FELICITAS AVGG

AD 255-256

A coin celebrating 'Happiness' struck just years before the emperor's catastrophic capture and humiliation by the Persians.

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Roman Provincial — AE20 (Provincial Bronze)

Commodus Provincial Bronze — Nemesis

AD 177-192

A coin of Rome's most notorious emperor — the son of Marcus Aurelius who believed himself Hercules reincarnate.

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Roman Provincial — Provincial Bronze (Semis or Quadrans)

Trajan Provincial Bronze — SC in Wreath

AD 98-117

A coin from the reign of Rome's greatest soldier-emperor, minted at one of the ancient world's greatest cities.

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Roman Imperial — As

Nero As — Temple of Janus

AD 65-66

This coin commemorates one of the rarest events in Roman history — the closing of the Temple of Janus doors, signifying complete peace throughout the empire.

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Roman Provincial — AE22 (Provincial Bronze)

Augustus & Divus Julius Caesar Bronze

27 BC – AD 14

A remarkable coin directly connecting the two most consequential figures in Roman history: Julius Caesar and his heir Augustus.

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Roman Republican — Denarius

L. Sempronius Pitio Denarius

148 BC

Struck during one of Rome's most transformative periods — the year Rome completed its conquest of Greece and stood on the verge of destroying Carthage forever.

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