The principal mints are, A Lexaudria, ANTiochia, Altelatum, CONntantinopolis, LONdinum, LVGdurmurn, OSTia, TReviri, THEVPolie. The Latin mints have the initials of numerals indicative of their sizes, offices, or issues, and the Greek have A.B.r.A. for the same. From the time of Trawl, XXI. the number of these pieces which went to the denarius are marked, and on the gold after Constantino 011, the Greek for 72 occurs on the solidus, after the name of the mint. Only ono date of the A.V.C. IN:CM:NMI% is found on the Roman series. Some blunders occur, either the work of forgers or the roma of official carelessness, as Consecmutio for Consecratio, 311etem proprignatorein for 31artern propugnatorem, hum Giusti for Clusit, Sousti for Faustina.
As the triumviri monetales could not impress upon the public money their own effigies, they placed npon it the most memorable events of their family history; and hence the aurei and argentei of this series preterit several remarkable typos. The brass coinage is less interesting, the as has the head of Janus ; the semis, Jupiter ; the triens, 31inerva; the quadrant, llerculea; the sextette, Mercury ; the uncia, blinerva or Juno. All have the ship on the reverse. Those with the names of the triumviri monetales present no more interest. The older types of them dcnarii have the head of Rome on the obverse, and en the reverse a four-horse chariot, whence they were called quiulrigati, or one of two horses, bigati, or the Dioscuri on horseback. Later types have on the obverse the heads of deities, personifications, as Piety and Fear ; historical personages, as Numa, Ancus Martins ; or con temporary portraits as Ahenobarbus, Julius Caesar, and others. The reverse presents many interesting types, allusive to the names of the triumviri by whom issued, as Clymene and the sisters of Phaeton trans formed into lartres, or pines, on the denarii of P. Accol., Lariscolus ; Perseus and his family chained before Paulus tEmilius, B.C. 167 ; N. Lepidus placing the diadem on the head of Ptolemy V.; Aretas, King of Arabia, descended from his camel, offering the olive-branch to M.
Scaurus, A.D. 62 ; the sacrifice and treaty with the people of Gabii, in the reign of Tarquin the Proud, on the Antistia family ; the standards or legions of .Antony, on the denarii of the Antonian ; Scipio, on the Cmcilian family; the head of Numa on the Calpurnian ; the victory of Cassius, the conspirator, against Cesar ; at Cos over the Rhodians ; M. Cl. Marcellus depositing the Spolia Opima of Virido maxus, in the temple of Jupiter Feretriu.s ; the Temple of Venus Ery cina on the Considian ; Sylla, Scipios, and Lentulns ; Sylla seated on a suggestum, bolding a laurel between Bacchus and Jugurtha ; Marius mounting his triumphal car, on the coins of the Fundauian family; the coins of the Julian family refer to J. Cesar ; J., Brutus, and
M. Brutus appear on those of the Junian family; the ancilia, on the Licinian ; the rostrum on the Livineian family ; on the Petronian, Tarpeia overwhelmed by shields ; and on the Plautian, the surrender of Bacchius Judreus to A. Plautius; on the Pompeian. the Pharos of Me:sina; Porcia, the right of appeal to the tribune, with the legend " provoco," and name of M. Cato ; Scribonia, the celebrated Putcal.
In the imperial series the most remarkable can only be cited. Those of Pompey, J. Cesar, Brutus, Cassius, Lepidus, and Antony, and even many of Augustus belong to the imperial series, and the cisto phori. Of Livia there are 2nd brass with Pietas, and denarii, with her head and those of C. and L. Cesar; the coins of Agrippa are prin cipally consular, except the 2nd brass, his sons C. L. Caesars, appear only on aurei. The gold, silver, and 1st brass of the elder Drusus are rare, and the types refer to his German victories ; Tiberius, is rare in brass. The younger Drusus is seen on denarii and 1st brass, and his twin sons on a dupondius, their heads rising out of a cornucopia. Those of Gcrmanicus (am. 15 to A.D. 14), D.C. 17, refer to his German victories. The elder Agrippina is found chiefly as the reverse of Caligula, who alio struck dupondii of Nero and Drusus his brothers. The most remarkable of Caligula are the large brass, with Agrippina, Drueilla, and Julia, his 3rd brass have the cap of liberty, alluding to the right of voting conceded by him to the people.
Claudius has aurei and denarii, alluding to his reception in the Pnetorian camp, and his triumph over Britain ; his large brass, with ,Fpes, Hope, on whose festival, 1 Aug., he was born ; and of the younger Agrippina denarii, with her apotheosis. Nero has coins of re markable beauty, especially large brass, with the decufsio, cengiarium, macellum, Adlocutio, and Portus Ostiensis : his 3rd of the Quinqunenalia or Neroncia. Of Claudia, his daughter, there are 3rd brass. Of the revolted Clodius Maces, there are rare denarii. Of Galba, the most remarkable reverse is the Hispania. Of Otho, there are aurei and denarii, hut no Roman brass. The most remarkable coins of Vitellius are those referring to the consultation of the Sibylline books by the quindecimviri, and the portrait of C. Vitellius. The most interesting types of Vespasian are those with Judaea Capta. Of his consort Domitilla, are large brass struck to her memory. None of Titus are remarkable, his daughter Julia appears on denarii and aurei. The most remarkable pieces of Domitian are the large brass with Germania Capta, and the denarii with type of the Saecularia. The large brass of Domitian are rare.