Ancient Coin Collecting III: The Roman World - Politics and Propaganda
Explore one of the world's mightiest empires, tracing a path of more than 700 years of expansion and upheaval, political intrigue and treachery, cultural enlightenment and decadence - all through that empire's fascinating coins.\ Ancient Coin Collecting III: The Roman World - Politics and Propaganda, traces Roman coins from the empire's origins in the third century B.C. to its final days in the fifth century A.D. This volume - the third in an acclaimed series - follows its predecessors by...
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Fashioned in a format suited for today's busy collector looking for intriguing and straight-to-the-point data.Appeals to a growing collecting community, evident in continued growth of the premiere ancient coin journal, The Celator, circulating in 30 countries.This book approaches the subject of Roman coinage with the perspective of a lover of great numismatic art and history, and presents details in a condensed and easy-to-follow format busy collectors, both novice and serious, will turn to for answers. The coverage in this new, expanded edition of Ancient Coin Collecting III: The Roman World includes coinage from about 290 B.C. through the reign of Julius Caesar, blending numismatics and history into a colorful tapestry that coin collectors and historians will each appreciate.
The Founding of Rome 1The World of the Romans 4Timeline of Roman History 9Attributing Roman Coins 11The Roman Mint 14Roman mint cities and their modern names 15Typical mint marks found on Roman coins 16Denominations 18Dating Roman Coins 40The Roman Consulship 41The methodology of Roman coin collecting 44Reference works for the collector 46Coinage of the Roman Republic 49Imperatorial Coinage 55Scipio Africanus 56Sulla 56Pompey the Great 57Julius Caesar 58The Assassins 59Imperatorial Potpourri 60The Second Triumvirate 61Mark Antony 62Octavian 64The Emperors of Rome 66Augustus 68Tiberius 70Gaius (Caligula) 72Claudius 74Nero 76Clodius Macer 78Galba 79Otho 80Vitellius 81Vespasian 82Titus 84Domitian 86Nerva 88Trajan 90Hadrian 92Antoninus Pius 94Marcus Aurelius 95Lucius Verus 97Commodus 98Pertinax 99Didius Julianus 100Pescennius Niger 101Clodius Albinus 102Septimius Severus 103Caracalla 105Geta 106Macrinus / Diadumenian 107Elagabalus 108Severus Alexander 110Maximinus I 112Gordian I / Gordian II 113Balbinus 114Pupienus 115Gordian III 116Philip I / Philip II 117Silbannacus 119Pacatian 120Sponsianus 121Jotapian 121Trajan Decius 122Herennius Etruscus / Hostilian 123Trebonianus Gallus / Volusian 124Aemilian 125Uranius Antoninus 126Valerian I 127Gallienus 128Saloninus 129Macrianus / Quietus 130Regalianus 131Postumus 132Aureolus 133Laelianus 134Domitianus of Gaul 135Marius 136Victorinus 137Tetricus I / Tetricus II 138Claudius II 139Quintillus 140Aurelian 141Zenobia / Vabalathus 142Tacitus 143Florianus 144Probus 145Bonosus 146Saturninus 147Carus / Numerian 148Carinus 149Julian of Pannonia 150Amandus 150Diocletian 151Carausius 153Allectus 154Domitius Domitianus 155Maximianus 156Constantius I 157Galerius 158Severus II 159Maximinus II 160Maxentius 161Alexander of Carthage 162Licinius I 163Valerius Valens 164Martinian 165Constantine I 166Constantine II 169Constans 170Constantius II 171Magnentius 172Vetranio 173Nepotian 174Julian II 175Jovian 176Valentinian I / Valens 177Procopius 178Gratian 179Valentinian II 180Theodosius I 181Magnus Maximus / Flavius Victor 182Eugenius 183Arcadius (East) 184Honorius (West) 185Constantine III / Constans (West) 186Maximus (West) 187Priscus Attalus (West) 188Jovinus / Sebastianus (West) 189Constantius III (West) 190Johannes (West) 191Theodosius II (East) 192Valentinian III (West) 194Marcian (East) 196Petronius Maximus (West) 197Avitus (West) 198Majorian (West) 199Leo I (East) 200Libius Severus (West) 201Anthemius (West) 202Olybrius (West) 203Glycerius (West) 204Julius Nepos (West) 205Leo II / Zeno (East) 206Romulus Augustus (West) 207Basiliscus and Marcus (East) 208Leontius (East) 209Anastasius (East) 210Roman Iconography 211Mythology 213Imperial Marriages 215Propaganda on Roman Coinage 217Annona 218Voting in Ancient Rome 219Liberalitas 221Fidelity 223Virtue 224Imperial godliness 225Imperial Charlatans 226Dynastic Imagery 227The Triarchy according to Carausius 228Military Life 230Conquest 231Restitutor / Reparatio 233The Roman Palisade 235Capta Issues 237The Roman Navy 239Architecture on Roman Coins 241Astrology 246Masterpieces of Roman Coinage 250Glossary 277Additional References 279Index of Roman Emperors 281Consulships of the Roman Empire to AD 117 283General Index 290
