Welcome to the latest issue of Coin Relief. This time Dr. Andrew Brown looks at the coinage of the emperor Antoninus Pius Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161 After the death of Lucius Aelius in AD 138, Hadrian turned to Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), who he adopted as his son and heir. Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Arrius Antoninus, following his …more
This is the next in our series of posts on metal-working written by Dr. Kevin Leahy, PAS National Finds Adviser. The articles were first published in The Searcher magazine and are reproduced here with kind permission of Harry Bain, editor for The Searcher. The Juliane Bracelet from the Hoxne Hoard. Pierced work was used in …more
Welcome to the latest issue of Coin Relief. This time Dr. Andrew Brown delves into the world of the Barbarous radiate. These are contemporary imitations of Roman coins, so-called due to their often crude style and the radiate crown worn by the emperor. Barbarous radiates, c.AD 275-285 Contemporary copies of Roman coins were produced relatively …more
Welcome to another edition of Coin Relief. In this issue Dr. Andrew Brown examines the coinage of the emperor Aurelian who ruled from AD 270-275. Aurelian, AD 270-275 Lucius Domitius Aurelianus had risen from relatively humble origins in Moesia through the military ranks to serve as commander of the cavalry under Claudius II. He had served under Gallienus …more
Welcome to the next edition of Coin Relief. In this issue Dr. Andrew Brown looks at coinage from the period of the Tetrarchy. The Tetrarchy was a system of government instituted by the emperor Diocletian in AD 293 to try and bring some stability to the Roman Empire. Under this system, the government of the …more
Welcome to the latest edition of Coin Relief. In this issue Dr. Andrew Brown at the coinage of the brothers Claudius II and Quintillus. Claudius II, AD 268-270 One of the conspirators in the assassination of Gallienus at Milan in AD 268 may have been a highranking military official in Gallienus’ army – Marcus Aurelius Valerius Claudius. …more
Welcome to the next edition of Coin Relief. In this issue, Dr. Andrew Brown takes a look at a turbulent period of Roman history when a succession of usurpers destabilised the empire…and of course minted some coinage! Usurpers c.AD 258-272 “It was the public destiny that in the time of Gallienus whosoever could, sprang up …more
Welcome to another edition of our regular blog on ancient coins. In this edition Dr. Andrew Brown takes a break from the coins to look at another type of round object: medallions. Roman medallions are extremely rare objects and to date there are perhaps half a dozen examples that have been identified. The term “medallion” …more
As you know, the Portable Antiquities Scheme hit a rather large milestone this month by recording the 1.5 millionth object onto the database. This number is impressive by itself, of course, but what does it actually mean? It’s a lot of objects but what do they actually tell us? In a recent Twitter thread, John …more
In this issue, Dr. Andrew Brown takes a break from emperors to celebrate the recent PAS milestone by looking at where it all began with coin recording… New beginnings and records! As many of you will be aware, the PAS hit a milestone recently with the announcement of the 1.5 millionth object recorded through the …more
