What coins did Tiberius issue? Explore imperial denarii and aurei, Roman bronze, provincial coinage and Judaean issues struck under his reign. Learn how to b...

Explore Germanicus coins, from lifetime provincial issues to Roman commemoratives struck under his son Caligula and brother Claudius. Learn how his military ...

Nero coins span some of the most distinctive portrait styles of the Julio-Claudian age. Learn how his AD 64 monetary reform changed the aureus and denarius, ...

Learn how to collect coins of Caligula (Gaius), emperor from AD 37–41, including Roman and provincial bronzes, scarce denarii and aurei, Germanicus commemora...

Nigrinian is one of the least documented members of the late third-century imperial family. Usually identified as a son of Carinus, though his exact parentag...

Build a Julio-Claudian coin collection from Augustus through Nero, with Julius Caesar as the dynastic precursor. This guide compares denarii, sestertii, asse...

Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus was a trusted lieutenant of Julius Caesar who joined the conspiracy of 44 BC and, according to ancient accounts, helped persuad...

Magnentius seized power in the western Roman Empire in AD 350 and fought Constantius II until his defeat and suicide in 353. Learn how to identify and collec...

Numerian ruled as Augustus in AD 283–284 after campaigning in the East with his father Carus. Ancient accounts say he became ill during the Roman withdrawal ...

Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, became Augusta and an enduring figure in Christian tradition. Learn about her pilgrimage to the Holy Land, the later...

Constantius II ruled as Augustus from AD 337 to 361 and became sole emperor after defeating Magnentius. Learn how to identify and collect his abundant late R...

Constantine II was a son of Constantine the Great, Caesar from childhood and Augustus from AD 337 until his death in 340. Learn how to identify his common la...

Philip II of Macedon transformed Macedonia before Alexander the Great’s conquests. Learn how his gold staters and silver tetradrachms reflected royal power, ...

Philip the Arab ruled from AD 244–249 and presided over Rome’s millennium celebrations in AD 248. Learn about his rise after Gordian III, the peace with Shap...

Carus ruled for about a year in AD 282–283 and led a successful Roman invasion of Sasanian Mesopotamia. Learn about the capture of Ctesiphon, the disputed li...

Emperor Tacitus ruled for only months in AD 275–276. Learn what is actually known about his disputed senatorial accession and death, how to identify his silv...

Severus Alexander ruled from AD 222 to 235, the last emperor of the Severan dynasty. Learn how to identify his denarii, aurei, sestertii and provincial issue...

Why collect Trajan Decius coins? Trajan Decius ruled from AD 249–251 and issued historically important Roman silver and bronze coinage during the early Crisi...

Why collect coins of Probus? Learn how to identify his AD 276–282 radiates, what original silvering really is, what XXI and KA mean, why military busts are s...

What coins are associated with Basil II? Learn how to identify the Class A2 anonymous follis, why it does not name Basil, which gold and silver coins actuall...

Why collect coins of Maximinus Thrax? Learn how the AD 235–238 soldier-emperor rose to power, what ancient sources really say about his enormous size, how to...

Are Gordian III coins good for collectors? Yes. Learn why his AD 238–244 antoniniani are so accessible, how to identify them, what happened during his disput...

How do you collect Julius Caesar coins? Learn the difference between Caesar's lifetime Civil War denarii, the elephant type, portrait denarii of 44 BC, provi...

What can Roman coins tell us about the fall of the Western Empire? Follow monetary change from the Crisis of the Third Century through Aurelian, Diocletian, ...