Helpful article for those new to ancient Roman numismatics. There are lots of photos of stunning coins, too! An article that has something for everyone!
Thanks @Roman Collector , I read the article this evening and was musing about one of my coins being listed. (Yours is GREAT!) The first coin they listed was the first SILVER coin that Rome minted. At the end of the blurb, they state "ROMANO" being worn off on most of these coins. I looked hard, and ROMANO being legible was WHY I absconded this one: Roman Republic Anon AR Heavy Denarius / Didrachm 7.3g, 21mm, 310-300 BCE Helmeted Bearded Mars Horse head, Grain behind / ROMANO Crawford 13-1 FIRST Silver Coin of Rome. Tarriffed at 10 Asses; ERGO, actually is a Heavy Denarius, being struck before the Denarius Reform of 211 BCE. In reading Kenneth Harl's book, although this coin does not FEATURE an Aquaduct, it was used to pay for the BUILDING of Via Appia and Aqua Appia. These were the first major projects that Rome embarked, creating their first "super-highway" and first major Aquaduct program. The Censor Appius Claudius Caecus built the Aqua Appia in 312 BCE as well as built the Via Appia. Busy dude. Tossing this out again, but this was the time that Rome was REALLY getting itself on the map! Legions, Road Systems, Aquaducts, Concrete, Incorporation of Allies and Citizens... HUGE innovations that made Rome a World Empire.
