Ancient Roman Bronze Coin Collection (12) (No reserve price)

"Ancient Roman Bronze Coin Collection (12) Culture / Period: Ancient Roman Date / Period: 1st - 3rd century A.D. Material: Bronze Dimensions: 16–24 mm Condition: Good condition No shipping outside the European Union. Due to complex export regulations concerning cultural goods, this item cannot be shipped outside the EU. Please ensure you have a delivery address within the European Union before placing a bid. Provenance information: Object Registration ID: 853 The current owner (S.N.J. S.) purchased the Coin Collection (12) from R.N. in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The previous owner, R.N. from Rotterdam (the Netherlands), did not provide information regarding when the coins entered the collection. According to the previous owner, the coins had previously been in a private collection in the Netherlands. No further details regarding the earlier ownership history were available. No further information concerning the earlier ownership history of the coins was available. Background Information: This collection comprises twelve original Roman bronze coins dating from the 1st to the 3rd century A.D., offering an attractive overview of imperial coinage from the High Roman Empire. The group includes issues of several emperors and preserves a wide variety of portrait styles, legends, and reverse types that illustrate the development of Roman monetary art over more than two centuries. Roman bronze coins were indispensable in everyday life. They circulated through military camps, thriving provincial towns, marketplaces, and ports, facilitating countless daily transactions across an empire that stretched from Britain to the Near East. Their continued circulation over long periods often resulted in coins of different emperors remaining in use side by side. The obverse portraits proclaimed the authority of the reigning emperor, while the reverses celebrated military victories, civic virtues, Roman deities, and personifications of prosperity, peace, and security. Such imagery transformed every coin into a vehicle of imperial propaganda, reinforcing the presence of Rome throughout its vast territories. The differing denominations and varying states of preservation within this collection reflect the practical realities of Roman commerce and long-term circulation. Together they provide a representative snapshot of the coinage that underpinned one of the ancient world's most sophisticated economic systems. This group forms a tangible connection to the Roman world, where such coins passed through the hands of soldiers, merchants, craftsmen, and citizens in everyday life. As a varied collection spanning several reigns, it offers both historical significance and strong collector appeal, illustrating the diversity and endurance of Roman imperial bronze coinage."

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