![]() ![]() Pleasedirect comments, questions, and suggestions to. Enlarge / This Sponsian gold coin, circa 260-c.270 CE, was part of a cache discovered in Transylvania in 1713. NGC XF Trajan Decius 249-251 AD, Caesar Roman Empire AR Denarius. This Ring of Classics Site is owned by Robert Cape. New Listing LOT OF 25 ANCIENT ROMAN COINS 4th century Identified. This NumismaticRing site is owned by Robert Cape. ![]() The Virtual Catalog of Roman Coins is grateful to David Camden and the FORUM ROMANUM for being chosen to receive the Perseus Award, an honor given only to pages which help to spread information about the classical world. On November 3, 1998, the VCRC was named The Site du Jour of the Day, operated by Edward J. Thanks are also due to the Cullen Fund for Teaching, which has supported the project. Special thanks go to Julie Bergfeld and Molly Simpson who were crucial to the transformation of the project from static pages to dynamic database. Cape, Jr., Associate Professor of Classics, Austin College. T he entries and web materials are edited by Robert W. All contributors are listed on the Thanks and Credits page. We also invite others to participate with us in this project. We are grateful for their willingness to share their materials with those who wish to learn about Roman coins. All photographs in the catalog are attributed to the persons who granted permission to use them. The coin types represented depend on the material available. Coins are usually the main Roman issues with Latin legends, but a few provincial coins are included at this time. Photo and coin quality depend on what is provided descriptions are edited to achieve a degree of consistency. As the Romans expanded over central Italy war booty meant coins could be produced using precious metals - gold, silver, and bronze. The images and initial descriptions are provided by collectors and professional numismatists, allowing us to present a more extensive database of coins that would otherwise be possible. T he VCRC is an innovative project based on the collaboration of private coin collectors and dealers and a college professor who wants to create a useful resource for his students, other teachers and their students, and the general public. Use the Main Catalog and Search links on the left. Users may also search for a particular feature on the coins, a goddess or god, an emblem, or part of an inscription. T he site is arranged to provide easy access to coins from a particular period or to let users browse the coins however they choose. The Catalog provides only a sample of the thousands of Roman coin types, but it is constantly growing so please check back from time to time to view the new material. and the formal division of the Roman Empire into east and west. These pages contain images and descriptions of coins from the Early Republic through the end of the 4th century A.D. W elcome to the NEW version of the V irtual C atalog of R oman C oins, a Web site devoted to helping students and teachers learn more about ancient Roman coins. ![]()
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