Roman Monetary History Flashcards
Date of few didrachms of Neapolis in Forum
c.300-284 BC
Start of Roman struck silver coins
c.300 BC
Start of Roman struck bronze coins
c.320 BC
Start of Roman aes grave
320s BC
Second Punic War
218-201 BC
establishment of the coherent Roman monetary system
c.264 BC
introduction of gold coin, linked with 2nd Punic War
c.217 BC
aes grave weight reduction (to libral standard), linked with 2nd Punic War
225 BC
second aes grave weight reductions (to semi-libral standard), linked with 2nd Punic War
c.217 BC
final Punic War reduction to sextanal bronze coins
c.212 BC
Romans getting loan from Hieron
216 BC
Sailors paid from Roman individuals during 2nd PW
214 BC
Introduction of gold coins in new system of second PW
c.214-12 BC
Introduction of silver denarius in new system of second PW
c.211 BC
Start of victoriatus
c.212
End of victoriatus
170 BC
end of new gold coins of 2nd PW
209 BC
end of silver denarius after second PW
c.170 BC
period in which aes is only coin circulating around R world
170-155
retariffing of denarius to 16 asses (rather than 10)
c.141 BC
social war (italian autonomous cities v Rome)
91-87 BC
period of debasement of denarius in Social War
89-7 BC
Monetary Crisis after Social War
85 BC
Catilinarian Conspiracy (partly caused by aristocratic debt amidst monetary problems)
63 BC
First large series of gold coins since second PW
46 BC
Debasement during civil war (post-JC)
40s BC
Minting of SC coins by Augustus
7/6 BC
Significant spread of cleopatra / M Antoninius coins
late 40s-early 30s
First bronze coins of Octavian (not in Rome)
41/0 BC
2 dates of introduction of aes in IMPERIAL Rome
c.23 / c.19 BC
Lugdunum minting coins with augustus on portrait
15 BC onwards
first main AD crisis w coin shortages and property price collapse
AD 33
aes coins of Gaius withdrawn on Senate orders
AD 43
first imperial semis (half as) series by Nero
AD 62
Nero radiate dupondius (double as) start to be minted
AD 63
Key year of monetary crisis (reform, debasement, reduced weight) under Nero
AD 64
year of Otho’s reign in which 3 large series were minted
AD 69
Domitian reform attempt
AD 82
Serious debasement under Trajan
AD 100
2nd century major debasement
AD 194
antoninius (irregular) minting started
AD 215
3rd century ending of denarius minting
AD 240
aes ended completely
AD 270
Trajan Decius’ attempt at bronze coin restoration
AD 249-51
Postumus’ attempt at bronze coin restoration
AD 260-2
period of first gold debasement in Roman World
AD 253-70
In what century does civic coinage decline to its end?
3rd cent AD
When does the Egyptian Closed Currency System end?
AD 297
When was Aurelian’s monetary reform?
AD 274
When was Diocletian’s Price Edict?
AD 301
Period of Diocletian’s monetary reforms?
AD 286-AD 301
Diocletian’s nummus introduction
AD 293-6
When were Licinius’ reforms (changing details of nummus)?
AD 321-4
In what century did the use of values start to be regularly used on coins?
3rd century AD
