Numismatics

By Edward J. Waddell. Collection of gold, silver, bronze, and electrum coins from various ancient periods.

An overview of Parthian coinage. Includes an attribution correlation chart by Edward C. D. Hopkins.

Syracusan coins featuring the image of Arethusa, the patron nymph of Syracuse.

Learn what common terms about the coins themselves (argenteus, aureus, denarius, drachma, electrum, obol, solidus, reverse and obverse) mean, as well as terms related to the images on coins from this glossary from the Ottilia Buerger Collection of Ancient and Byzantine Coins at Lawrence University.

By Dr. Kenneth W. Harl, a page full of information on Ancient Greek weights, measures and coinage. Other topics include: Ptolemaic regulation of imported coins, emergency bronze coins, and revenues of the king of Persia.

Boston collection of 780 ancient coins with hyperlinks to Perseus glossary entries.

Use the following criteria to search for a picture of a coin: Collection, Period, Region, Mint, Issuing Authority, Ruler, Denomination, Material, or Keyword.