The first Tetrarchs: Diocletian & Galerius -- Maximianus & Constantius
Historical Overview
History of Roman
Coinage in Britain: 43-410 AD. The coinage of
Secessionist Britain issued by the Usurper Augusti,
Carausius & Allectus. The establishment of the
official London Mint and the early coinage issued by
Constantius. after his restoration of Britain to the
Roman Empire in 296. Go to the
Historical Overview Page.
Coin Composition, Mint Marks & Style
Composition, mint
marks and styling of the coinage produced by the London
Mint 296-325 including summaries of coinage series and
issues listed in RIC Volumes VI and VII (Londinium ~
London). The photographic exemplar illustrations include
actual coin sizes and styling notations. Go to the Coin Composition, Mint Marks and
Style Page.
The Tetrarchs & Imperial Claimants
Establishment (296),
operation and production of the London Mint under the
Tetrarchs and the subsequent Imperial Claimants until the
death of Maximinus in 313 and the division of the Empire
between Constantine and Licinius. Ref: THE ROMAN
IMPERIAL COINAGE (RIC), Volume VI (Londinium).
Go to the Tetrarchs and
Imperial Claimants Page.
Constantine & Licinius
Continuation of the
operation and production of the London Mint under
Constantine and Licinius as co-Augusti (313), and
subsequently under Constantine as sole Augustus until the
London Mint closure in 325. Ref: THE ROMAN IMPERIAL
COINAGE (RIC), Volume VII (London). Go to the Constantine and Licinius
Page.
Roman Coin Inscriptional Lettering
Capitalis
Monumentalis lettering in Ancient Rome and its
modification and adaptation by the coin engravers of the
Roman Empire with particular emphasis on folles produced
by the London Mint. Includes lettering examples and
numerous coin image exemplars. Go to
the Roman Coin Inscriptional Lettering Page.
Roman Britain Coin Hoards
Overview of coin
hoarding by citizens of the Roman Empire. Roman Coin
Hoard discoveries in Britain throughout the years with
particular reference to recent coin finds. Included are
references and resources relating to coin finds ~
definitions, reporting procedures and dispositions.
Go to the Roman Britain Coin
Hoards Page.
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Biographical
I was born and grew up in the vicinity of Ribchester, the site of a Roman Auxiliary Fort (Bremetenacum Veteranorum), and in close proximity to York (Eboracum), the main Roman stronghold in the North of England. I developed a keen interest in the history of Roman Britain, including collecting associated coins, as a young boy and maintain that interest to this day.
Coin Photography
All photographs of coins used in the body of these web pages were taken by me using a Pentax Optio W10 digital camera (in Macro mode) attached to a mini tripod. Coins were placed on smooth black velvet cloth and illuminated by natural day light. Main exemplar photos were cropped and resized to 300x300 pixels using Pentax ACDsee software. All photos are "raw" and have not been enhanced or post-processed in any way.
Footnotes
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License. The presence of this image on any of my
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accordance with the license. The following attribution
must accompany all used content: Used by permission
of J. Pickering in accordance with the terms of the
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Numismatic Excellence Award
Core Reference Books
LacusCurtius: Into the Roman World
This division of Bill Thayer's Web site is a monumental online reference resource for students of Ancient Rome. It includes a section devoted to Roman Britain -- of particular interest here is Bill Thayer's online copy of John Ward's informative and detailed Book (now in the Public Domain) The Roman Era in Britain and especially the Coins and Roman Britain page - no illustrations, but much useful information.
Roman-Britain.org
Kevan W. White's comprehensive reference resource for all things pertaining to Roman Britain. Link to go to the Roman-Britain.org Web Site
Stemmatas
De Imperatoribus Romanis offers this facility. There are two Stemmatas that are relevant here, The Stemmata of the Emperors of the Tetrarchy, and The Stemmata of the Neo-Flavian Emperors. Clicking on the individual boxes will produce a Biography of the selected personage and a comprehensive Bibliography.
Online Coin Cataloging Resources
Additional References & Resources
