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Coversheet for the Roman Coin Identification Template, containing the file-level metadata required by the Archaeology Data Service (ADS) to archive and disseminate data. Follows the Microsoft Excel template and examples provided on the ADS Guidelines for depositors webpages (Version 4.1 April 2021).
The Roman Coin Identification Template is provided as an .xlsm file – a macro-enabled spreadsheet created by Microsoft Excel. The embedded macros relate to the 3 dropdown lists (DENOMINATION; EMPEROR / ISSUER; MINT) and improve the Template’s functionality. The file is safe to download and save.
The project records every published type of Roman Imperial Coinage from Augustus in 31 BC, until the death of Zeno in AD 491. This is an easy to use digital corpus, with downloadable catalog entries, incorporating over 43,000 types of coins.
19 kwi 2018 · In many cases, coins offer the only physical likeness of prominent personalities in the history of Rome. They also depict lost or ruined monuments and help to establish both the precise chronology of Rome and the date of other artefacts that might accompany them in archaeological finds.
13 kwi 2022 · The task became somewhat easier with PDF scans of relevant reference works and online databases that can aid in coin identification, such as CoinArchives. For many recurrent late Roman types at a site, where much of the coin or the mintmark is illegible, one quickly develops the ability to recognize reverse types immediately and to attribute ...
Embark on a captivating journey into the heart of the Roman Empire through the lens of their currency. Witness the transformation of money, from cumbersome bronze ingots to the iconic silver denarius.
Coins from the ancient Roman Empire were typically made from gold, silver or brass. They fea-ture symbols which represented beliefs and significant events during the Roman Empire. Coins were not just used by Romans as currency but also as a way of telling a story.
