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Mar. Silbannacus

Definition
Mar. Silbannacus was a usurper in the Roman Empire during the time of Philip the Arab (244-249), or between the fall of Aemilianus and the rise to power of Valerian I (253).
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

12 As

Definition
Roman denomination equivalent in value to 12 asses.
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

24 As

Definition
Roman deonimation equivalent in value to 24 asses.
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Julia the Elder

Definition
Julia the Elder (30 October 39 BC – AD 14), known as Julia Caesaris filia or Julia Augusti filia was the daughter and only biological child of Augustus, by his second wife, Scribonia.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

4 Denarius

Definition
Roman denomination with the value of 4 denarius. For the modern denominations with the value of 4 denari etc., see 4-denare_de, 4-deniers_fr and 4-denari_it.
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Jugurtha

Definition
Jugurtha or Jugurthen (ca. 160 – 104 BC) was a King of Numidia.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

AE Large

Definition
Non-specific term for a large bronze or orichalcum denomination struck in the Greek east.
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Dalmatia

Definition
Dalmatia is a historical region of Croatia on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea.
Type
Region, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Pincum

Definition
Pincum was a Roman town located in Upper Moesia
Type
Mint, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Pompey

Definition
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (29 September 106 BC – 28 September 48 BC), usually known in English as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Aulus Vitellius Germanicus

Definition
The young son of the emperor Vitellius, accorded the title of 'Germanicus' after his father's victory in AD 69 over Otho, and depicted on issues of Vitellius. alongside his young sister.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

AE Medium

Definition
Non-specific term for a medium bronze or orichalcum denomination struck in the Greek east.
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Medallion

Definition
Conventional term used by numismatists to describe coin-like Roman period objects, often commemorative in nature, that seem not to have been issued for general circulation.
Type
Object Type, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Sohaemus

Definition
Gaius Julius Sohaemus, also known as Sohaemus of Armenia and Sohaemo was an Emesene Prince and Aristocrat from Syria who served as a Roman Client King of Armenia.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Dardania

Definition
A region situated in Upper Moesia, bordering Macedonia.
Type
Region, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Vitellia

Definition
The young daughter of the emperor Vitellius, depicted on issues of Vitellius alongside her young brother.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

5 Aureus

Definition
Roman denomination equivalent in value to 5 aurei.
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

AE Small

Definition
Non-specific term for a small bronze or orichalcum denomination struck in the Greek east.
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Hemidrachm

Definition
Greek denomination equivalent to half of a drachma or 3 obols.
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Argenteus

Definition
The argenteus was a silver coin produced by the Roman Empire from the time of Diocletian's coinage reform in AD 294 to ca. AD 310. It was of similar weight and fineness as the denarius of the time of Nero. The coin was produced at a theoretical weight of 1/96th of a Roman pound (about 3 grams), as indicated by the Roman numeral XCVI on the coin's reverse.
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

AE Unit

Definition
Non-specific term for a bronze denomination that appears to serve as the basic unit in a denominational system.
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

8 Denarius

Definition
Roman denomination equivalent in value to 8 denarii.
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Sulla

Definition
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (c. 138 BC – 78 BC), known commonly as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman. He was consul in 88 BC and 80 BC reviving the dictatorship and appointed in 82/1 Bc as dictator legibus faciendis et reipublicae constituendae causa.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Perseus

Definition
Perseus (c. 212 – 166 BC) was the last king of the Antigonid dynasty in Macedon.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Parthamaspates

Definition
Roman client king of Parthia (AD 116-7) and later of Osroene (AD 118-123), the son of the Parthian emperor Osroes I.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus

Definition
Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 BC – 160 BC). Cos. 182 and 168, victor over Perseus of Macedon at the Battle of Pydna in 168 BC.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

4 Aureus

Definition
Roman denomination equivalent to 4 aurei.
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Marcellus

Definition
Marcus Claudius Marcellus (42 BC – 23 BC) was the eldest son of Augustus's sister Octavia Minor and husband of Augustus' only daughter, Julia the Elder. Until his death he was widely regarded as Augustus' potential successor.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

5 Denarius

Definition
Roman denomination equivalent in value to 5 denarii.
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Artaxias III of Armenia

Definition
Artaxias III, also known as Zeno-Artaxias, Artaxes or Artashes was a prince of the Bosporan, Pontus, Cilicia, Cappadocia and Roman Client King of Armenia.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Julius Caesar

Definition
Gaius Julius Caesar (July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general, statesman, Consul and Dictator Perpetuus.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

AE Half-unit

Definition
Non-specific term for a bronze denomination that appears to serve as half of the basic unit in a denominational system.
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

American Numismatic Society

Definition
The American Numismatic Society, located in New York City, is a museum and research institute devoted to the study of coins from all periods and cultures.
Type
Collection, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Münzkabinett Berlin

Definition
The Münzkabinett of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin is one of the largest Numismatic Collections in the world. The area covered by its holdings reaches from the beginning of coinage in the 7th century B.C. to 21st century Euros, its geographical scope from Finland to South Africa, from Berlin to Buenos Aires. In addition to more than 540,000 items (coins, medals, notes, tokens) the Cabinet also holds sealings, dies, and historical minting tools. The Numismatic Collection equally is maintaining its exhibitions duties and, being an archive of money, its role as a centre of numismatic research and study.
Type
Collection, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Lucus Augusti

Definition
The mint at the ancient site of Lucus Augusti (Spain)
Type
Mint, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Mark Antony

Definition
Marcus Antonius, commonly known in English as Mark Antony (January 14, 83 BC – August 1, 30 BC), a Roman politician and general. He was an important supporter of Julius Caesar. After Caesar's assassination, Antony formed an official political alliance with Octavian and Lepidus (the Second Triumvirate).
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Gaius Cassius Longinus

Definition
Gaius Cassius Longinus (October 3rd, before 85 BC - October 3rd, 42 BC) was a Roman senator, a leading instigator of the plot to kill Julius Caesar, and the brother in-law of Marcus Junius Brutus.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Titus Quinctius Flamininus

Definition
Titus Quinctius Flamininus (c. 229 BC – c. 174 BC) was a Roman politician and general instrumental in the Roman conquest of Greece. Consul 198 BC. He is represented on modern European medals.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Pompey the Younger

Definition
Gnaeus Pompeius (ca. 75 BC – April 12, 45 BC), also known as Pompey the Younger, was a Roman politician and general. He was the elder son of Pompey the Great, and older brother of Sextus Pompey.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Sextus Pompey

Definition
Sextus Pompeius Magnus Pius, in English Sextus Pompey (67 BC – 35 BC), was a Roman general of the late Republic He was the son of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great) and brother of Pompey the Younger.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Marcus Ambibulus

Definition
Roman Procurator of Judaea, AD 9–AD13.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Siliqua

Definition
Siliqua is the modern name given to small, thin, Roman silver coins introduced in the 4th century.
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Aretas III of Nabataea

Definition
Aretas III was King of Nabataea from 87-62 BC.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Argilos

Definition
Mint at the ancient site of Argilos in Macedonia
Type
Mint, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Minimum diameter

Definition
The minimum diameter of an irregular round object, such as a coin. To be used in preference to nm:height and nm:width, which apply to paper money.
Type
Numismatic Term, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Maximum diameter

Definition
The maximum diameter of an irregular round object, such as a coin. To be used in preference to nm:height and nm:width, which apply to paper money.
Type
Numismatic Term, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Reduced siliqua

Definition
Roman silver denomination of the 4th century AD. See RIC 8, p. 58.
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Half siliqua

Definition
Roman silver denomination.
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Miliarensis

Definition
Late Roman silver denomination.
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

4 Siliqua

Definition
Roman silver denomination produced in the 4th century AD. See RIC 8, p. 58
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Heavy miliarensis

Definition
Roman silver denomination of the 4th century AD. See RIC 8, p. 58.
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Light miliarensis

Definition
Roman silver denomination of the 4th century AD. See RIC 8, p. 58.
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Bes

Definition
The bes was an Ancient Roman bronze coin produced during the Roman Republic. Valued at two-thirds of an as (8 unciae), it was only produced in 126 BC by C. Cassius in combination with the dodrans, another very rare denomination which was valued at three-fourths of an as.
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Quartuncia

Definition
A fourth of an uncia, a Roman denomination.
Type
Denomination, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Julia Domna

Definition
Julia Domna (160 AD –217 AD) was a member of the Severan dynasty of the Roman Empire. Empress and wife of Roman Emperor Lucius Septimius Severus and mother of Emperors Geta and Caracalla, Julia was among the most important women ever to exercise power behind the throne in the Roman Empire.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Mopsium

Definition
The mint at the ancient site of Mopsium in Thessaly
Type
Mint, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Alexandria in Arachosia

Definition
The mint at the ancient site of Alexandria in Arachosia (mod. Kandahar)
Type
Mint, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Oea

Definition
The mint at the ancient site of Oea in Syrtica
Type
Mint, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Julia Paula

Definition
Julia Cornelia Paula or Julia Paula was a distinguished Roman noblewoman who became Empress of Rome as the first wife of the Roman emperor Elagabalus.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Julia Soaemias

Definition
Julia Soaemias Bassiana (180 – March 11, 222) was a Syrian noblewoman and the mother of Roman emperor Elagabalus, who ruled over the Roman Empire from 218 to 222.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Aquilia Severa

Definition
Iulia Aquilia Severa (d. after 222) was the second and fourth wife of Emperor Elagabalus.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Julia Maesa

Definition
Sister of Julia Domna. Grandmother to Elagabalus and Severus Alexander.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Sabinia Tranquillina

Definition
Furia Sabinia Tranquillina (c. 225 – aft. 244) was the Empress of Rome and wife of Emperor Gordian III.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Caecilla Paulina

Definition
Wife of the Emperor Maximinus Thrax.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Anna Faustina

Definition
Annia Aurelia Faustina (c. AD 201 – c. AD 222) was an Anatolian Roman noblewoman. She was briefly married to the Roman emperor Elagabalus in 221 and thus a Roman empress. She was Elagabalus' third wife.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Sallustia Orbiana

Definition
Gnaea Seia Herennia Sallustia Barbia Orbiana (fl. 220s), usually known as Sallustia Orbiana, was a third century Roman empress, with the title of Augusta as the wife of Severus Alexander from AD 225 to 227.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Herennia Etruscilla

Definition
Herennia Cupressenia Etruscilla was an Augusta and later regent of the Roman Empire, married to Emperor Decius, and mother of Emperors Herennius Etruscus and Hostilian.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Silbannacus

Definition
Usurper active during the reign of Philip I.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Cornelia Supera

Definition
Wife of the Emperor Aemilianus.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Cornelia Salonina

Definition
Julia Cornelia Salonina (died 268, Mediolanum) was an Augusta of the Roman Empire, married to Roman Emperor Gallienus and mother of Valerian II, Saloninus, and Marinianus.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Ingenuus

Definition
Usurper during the reign of the Emperor Gallienus.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Egnatia Mariniana

Definition
Possibly a wife of the Emperor Valerian I attested by coins in the name of a "Diva Mariniana".
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Regalianus

Definition
Briefly claimed the office of Emperor in 260.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Dryantilla

Definition
Sulpicia Dryantilla was the wife of the briefly reigning usurper Regalianus.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Laelianus

Definition
Ulpius Cornelius Laelianus was a usurper against the Gallic Emperor Postumus.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Ulpia Severina

Definition
Wife of the Emperor Aurelian.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Quietus

Definition
Titus Fulvius Junius Quietus (died 261) was a Roman usurper against Roman Emperor Gallienus, with his brother Macrianus Minor.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Valens Thessalonicus

Definition
Usurper during the reign of the Emperor Gallienus.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Macrianus Major

Definition
Usurper during the reign of the Emperor Gallienus. Died AD 261.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Bonosus

Definition
Usurper against Probus in the year 280.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Extremely worn

Definition
Heavily or totally worn (blank): the coin has no relief. In individual cases some lines or slightly raised features can be recognised. As defined by "Abnutzung und Korrosion: Bestimmmungstafeln zur Bearbeitung von Fundmünzen = Usure et corrosion. (1995). Lausanne." (OCLC 174260520). Equivalent to "W-A 5" in that volume.
Type
Coin Wear, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Heavily worn

Definition
Highly worn: the coin design is only visible as a silhouette with a weak outline. All individual elements, normally also the legend, have disappeared. As defined by Abnutzung und Korrosion: Bestimmmungstafeln zur Bearbeitung von Fundmünzen = Usure et corrosion. (1995). Lausanne." (OCLC 174260520). Equivalent to "W-A 4" in that volume.
Type
Coin Wear, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Lightly worn

Definition
Slightly worn: the highest points of the relief are flattened. Individual elements (hair or wreath in the obv., folds in clothing or attributes of figures on the rev.) are "not precise". As defined by "Abnutzung und Korrosion: Bestimmmungstafeln zur Bearbeitung von Fundmünzen = Usure et corrosion. (1995). Lausanne." (OCLC 174260520). Equivalent to "W-A 2" in that volume.
Type
Coin Wear, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Worn

Definition
Worn: most details of the relief are coalesced to a unified mass. The outlines of individual elements are recognisable as lines and depressions. As defined by "Abnutzung und Korrosion: Bestimmmungstafeln zur Bearbeitung von Fundmünzen = Usure et corrosion. (1995). Lausanne." (OCLC 174260520). Equivalent to "U-A 3" in that volume.
Type
Coin Wear, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Coin wear

Definition
Wear of a coin, caused by its use. Obverse and reverse are treated separately. The degree of wear is classified into five categories as defined by "Abnutzung und Korrosion: Bestimmmungstafeln zur Bearbeitung von Fundmünzen = Usure et corrosion. (1995). Lausanne." (OCLC 174260520): W1 - not or barely worn; W2 - slightly worn; W3 worn; W4 - heavily worn; W5 - heavily or totally worn (plain). The wear of stronlgy corroded coins (C3-C5) usually can't be attributed to a specific degree of wear. There is also an additional category for coins that cannot be classified: W0 (undetermined).
Type
Numismatic Term, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Little to no wear

Definition
Not or barely worn: all elements of the coin design are clearly visible. The highest points of the relief can show slight signs of wear: as defined by "Abnutzung und Korrosion: Bestimmmungstafeln zur Bearbeitung von Fundmünzen = Usure et corrosion. (1995). Lausanne." (OCLC 174260520). Equivalent to "W-A 1" in that volume.
Type
Coin Wear, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Proculus

Definition
Usurper against the Roman Emperor Probus.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Carus

Definition
Carus (Marcus Aurelius Carus) was Roman emperor from 282 to 283, and was 60 at ascension. During his short reign, Carus fought the Germanic tribes and Sarmatians along the Danube frontier with success.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Florianus

Definition
Florianus (Marcus Annius Florianus), also known as Florian, was Roman emperor in 276, from July to September. He was the maternal half-brother of his predecessor, Tacitus, who was proclaimed emperor in late 275, after the unexpected death of Emperor Aurelian.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Apollonos-hieron

Definition
The mint at the ancient site of Apollonos-hieron in Lydia
Type
Mint, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Philip II

Definition
Marcus Julius Philippus Severus, also known as Philippus II, Philip II and Philip the Younger (238–249) was the son and heir of the Roman Emperor Philip the Arab by his wife Roman Empress Marcia Otacilia Severa.
Type
Person, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

British Museum

Definition
The British Museum is a museum in London dedicated to human history and culture.
Type
Collection, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Ruscino

Definition
The mint at the ancient site of Ruscino in Gallia Narbonensis.
Type
Mint, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Sacili

Definition
The mint at the ancient site of Sacili in Hispania
Type
Mint, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Sisapo

Definition
The mint at the ancient site of Sisapo in Hispania
Type
Mint, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Ventipo

Definition
The mint at the ancient site of Ventipo in Hispania
Type
Mint, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Tribal issue

Definition
Term used to describe a category of coinage struck in the name of 'tribe' or other ethnic group.
Type
Numismatic Term, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Royal issue

Definition
Term used to describe the category of coinage issued by kings, queens and other royal persons
Type
Numismatic Term, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

City

Definition
Term used to describe a civic entity in the name on which coinage is struck, or assumed to be struck.
Type
Numismatic Term, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/

Imperatorial issue

Definition
Term used to describe the category of Roman Republican coinage struck in the name of Imperatores, rather than appointed moneyers.
Type
Numismatic Term, Concept
Concept Scheme
http://nomisma.org/id/
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