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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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