Getting Started with Roman Coins - The Republican Period (290 BC to 82BC)

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Aes Grave (Heavy Bronze) Coinage (290 BC to 211 BC)

There were two main periods of coinage in the Roman Republican era:

  1. The “Aes Grave” period (290 BC to 211 BC), which mainly consisted of cast bronze coinage
  2. The “Denarius” period (211 BC – 82 BC). Silver coins were introduced (the main one being the Denarius) and the Aes Grave coins decreased dramatically in weight and size which meant they could be struck rather than cast. From around 84 BC onwards Bronze coinage disappeared (for now) due to inflation.

In parallel to these were coins minted in the Greek style for trade with Greece.

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Getting Started with Roman Coins
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(You are here) The Republican Period (290 BC to 82BC)
2.1.
Aes Grave (Heavy Bronze) Coinage (290 BC to 211 BC)
2.2.
Denarius Coinage (Sextanal Standard) (211 BC - 82 BC)
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Coins Minted in the Greek Style for Trade (312 BC - 170 BC)
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The Imperatorial Period (82 BC to 27 BC)
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The Imperial Period (27 BC to 476/491/498 AD)
4.1.
Monetary reform of Augustus in 23 BC
4.2.
Monetary Reform of Caracalla in 215 AD
4.3.
Monetary Reform of Aurelian in 270-274 AD
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Monetary Reform of Diocletian in 295 AD
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Monetary Reform of Constantine I after 310 AD
4.6.
Monetary Reform of Constans and Constantius II in 348 AD
4.7.
The End of the Roman Empire in 476 AD (or 491 AD. Or 498 AD)
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Thoughts on Collecting Roman Coins
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Further Reading
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