Numismatics

Roman Coins Denarius Quiz
Take a self-grading 5-question quiz on the Roman denarius.

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

Coins (Parthia.com)
An overview of Parthian coinage. Includes an attribution correlation chart by Edward C. D. Hopkins.

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

Glossary
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.

Greek Coinage and Measures
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.

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

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