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Romanian Ancient Coins

This site exhibits some ancient coins struck on the actual territory of Romania. The first coins struck here were the coins of Istros or Histria, a Greek city founded by colonists from Miletus in the seventh century B.C.. Besides Histria and the Greek cities of Tomis and Callatis, the Dacian kings and some lesser Scythian rulers from Dobrogea are responsible for the ancient coins originated on the present day Romanian territory.

Dacian Coins
  • silver drachma, Adîncata, ~ 100 BC
  • billon coin, Inotești - Răcoasa, 2nd - 1st century BC
  • silver drachma, Rădulești, 3rd - 2nd century BC
  • gold stater - Koson, 1st century BC

    • Provincia Dacia Coins
  • sesterce, AN I, type A, Philip the Arab, 246-247 BC
  • dupondius, AN I, type B, Philip the Arab, 246-247 BC
  • sesterce, AN I, type B, Philip the Arab, 246-247 BC
  • sesterce, AN V, empress Etruscilla, 250-251 BC
  • sesterce, AN V, Herennius Etruscus, 250-251 BC

    • Greek and Roman Provincial Coins


    Histria - Istros
  • silver, drachma, 5th century BC
  • AE 12, lepton - Apollo, 4th-3rd century BC
  • AE 17 - Apollo / eagle on dolphin, 4th-3rd century BC
  • Apollo / eagle on dolphin, A below, 4th-3rd century BC
  • silver half drachma, 4th-3rd century BC
  • river god Istros / eagle on dolphin, 4th-3rd century BC
  • Demeter / eagle on dolphin, 3rd-2nd century BC
  • Demeter / eagle on dolphin, wheat ear, 2nd-1st century BC
  • Apollo / eagle on dolphin, countermarked, 2nd-1st century BC
  • AE 22 - Commodus / rider, 180-191 AD
  • AE 21 - Commodus / eagle on dolphin, 180-192 AD
  • AE 19 - Bruttia Crispina / Dionysos, 178-183 AD
  • AE - Septimius Severus / Tyche, 193-211 e.n.
  • AE 25 - Julia Domna / eagle on dolphin, 193-217 AD
  • 4 assaria - Elagabalus / Apollo, 218-222 e.n.
  • 4 assaria - Elagabalus / Heracles, 218-222 e.n.
  • 5 assaria - Severus Alexander / Nemesis, 222-235 AD
  • 4? assaria - Julia Mamaea / eagle on dolphin, 222-235 AD
  • 4 assaria - Gordian III / Hygieia, 238-244 e.n.
  • 5 assaria - Gordian III and Sabinia Tranquillina / rider god, 241-244 AD
  • AE - Sabinia Tranquillina / eagle on dolphin, 241-244 AD


    • Kallatis - Callatis
  • AE 25 - Apollo, 3rd century BC
  • Demeter / KAΛ ΛATI ANωN, 3rd-1st century BC
  • AE 14 - Athena, 2nd century BC
  • 5 assaria - Septimius Severus / Heracles, 193-211 AD
  • Iulia Domna / Cybele, 193-217 AD
  • 5 assaria - Caracalla / eagle on altar, 198-217 AD
  • 5 assaria - Geta / Cybele, 211-212 AD
  • 4 assaria - Severus Alexander / coiled snake, 222-235 AD
  • 5 assaria - Gordian III / Athena, 238-244 AD
  • AE 15 - Athena, pseudo-autonomous, 2nd-3rd century AD
  • 3 assaria - Demeter / Dioscuri astride, pseudo-autonomous, 2nd century AD
  • AE - Demeter / Dioscuri standing, pseudo-autonomous, 2nd century AD
  • 3 assaria - Demeter / ship with sails, pseudo-autonomous, 2nd century AD
  • AE - Demeter / galley, pseudo-autonomous, 2nd century AD
  • AE - Heracles / Cybele, Callatis, pseudo-autonomous, 2nd - 3rd century AD
  • AE - Heracles / Hermes, Callatis, pseudo-autonomous, 2nd - 3rd century AD


    • Tomis - Tomi
  • AE 14, Great God / protomes, 2nd century BC
  • gold stater, Mithradates VI Eupator, 88-86 BC
  • assarion - Antoninus Pius / Apollo, 138-161 AD
  • assarion - Antoninus Pius / Asclepius, 138-161 AD
  • assarion - Antoninus Pius / Tyche, 138-161 AD
  • AE 18 - Marcus Aurelius as Caesar / Dionysos, 139-161 AD
  • 3 assaria - Commodus / Nike, 191-192 AD
  • 4 assaria - Caracalla / Hades - Serapis, 198-217 AD
  • 4 assaria - Caracalla / Dioscuri, 198-217 AD
  • 4 assaria - Caracalla / temple, 198-217 AD
  • 3 assaria - Plautilla / Poseidon, 202-205 AD
  • 4 assaria - Geta / eagle, 211-212 AD
  • 4 assaria - Geta / temple, 211-212 AD
  • 4 assaria - Elagabalus / Apollo, 218-222 e.n.
  • 4 assaria - Severus Alexander / legend, 222-235 AD
  • 4 assaria - Severus Alexander / Tyche and Pontos, 222-235 AD
  • 4 assaria - Maximinus Thrax / Dioscuri, 235-238 AD
  • 4 assaria - Gordian III / Zeus, 238-244 AD
  • 4 assaria - Gordian III / Ares, 238-244 AD
  • 4 assaria - Gordian III / Tyche, 238-244 AD
  • 2 assaria - Gordian III / Asclepius, 238-244 AD
  • 4 assaria - Gordian III - Tranquillina / Zeus, 241-244 AD
  • 4.5 assaria - Gordian III - Tranquillina / Hades - Serapis, 241-244 AD
  • 4.5 assaria - Gordian III - Tranquillina / Hera, 241-244 AD
  • 4.5 assaria - Gordian III - Tranquillina / Asclepius, 241-244 AD
  • 4.5 assaria - Gordian III - Tranquillina / Tyche, 241-244 AD
  • 4.5 assaria - Philippus II - Serapis / Artemis, 244-247 AD
  • 4 assaria - Philippus II / Homonoia, 244-247 AD
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