🪙 Roman Empire Sestertius — Hadrian, 118 AD

Obverse: Laureate and draped bust of Hadrian facing right. Legend: IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG.

Reverse: Roma seated right on a pile of arms, holding a spear in her left hand. Opposite her stands Hadrian in toga; both clasp right hands (dextrarum iunctio). Legend: PONT MAX TR POT COS II // ADVENTVS AVG / S C.

📏 35 mm · ⚖️ 26,05 g · 🟤 Bronze

📖 RIC II 547 / RIC II-3² 158

🏛️ Department for Ancient History, University of Freiburg (Inv. 01606)

🔗 https://ikmk.uni-freiburg.de/object?id=ID7559

Shot using a Sony A 7R V, 100 mm, at f/8.0, ISO 100, 1/250 s.

30 photos were focus-stacked for each picture.

Disclosure of generative AI use: removal of single fibres from the rim of the coin.

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🪙 Roman Empire Solidus — Theodosius I, 378–383 AD

Obverse: Draped and cuirassed bust of Theodosius I facing right, wearing a diadem. Legend: D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG.

Reverse: Constantinopolis seated facing on a throne, head right wearing a mural crown, holding a globe in her left hand and a sceptre in her right, right foot resting on a ship's prow. Legend: CONCOR-DIA AVGGG // CONOB.

📏 21 mm · ⚖️ 4,38 g · 🥇 Gold

📖 RIC IX 43b

🏛️ Department for Ancient History, University of Freiburg (Inv. 10051)

🔗 https://ikmk.uni-freiburg.de/object?id=ID12829

Shot using a Sony A 7R V, 100 mm, at f/8.0, ISO 100, 1/250 s.

25 photos were focus-stacked for each picture.

Disclosure of generative AI use: removal of single fibres from the rim of the coin.

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🪙 Roman Republic Denarius — L. Marcius Philippus, 56 BC

Obverse: Head of Ancus Marcius (4th King of Rome) wearing a diadem, with a lituus behind. Legend: ANCVS.

Reverse: Aqueduct (Aqua Marcia) with equestrian statue. Letters A·Q·V·A·MAR in the arches. Legend: PHILIPPVS.

📏 18 mm · ⚖️ 4,00 g · 🥈 Silver

📖 RRC 425/1

🏛️ Department for Ancient History, University of Freiburg (Inv. 00265)

🔗 https://ikmk.uni-freiburg.de/object?id=ID2648

Shot using a Sony A 7R V, 100 mm, at f/8.0, ISO 100, 1/250 s.

Two studio lights were used as key and rim lights.

100 photos were focus-stacked for each picture.

Disclosure of generative AI use: removal of single fibres from the rim of the coin.

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Colección de monedas de oro romanas y otros objetos de oro descubierta cerca de Spangebro, Suecia, alrededor del 450-500 d. C.
del Museo de Historia Sueco
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