Roman Imperial Coinage

This article is about a learned numismatic catalogue. For a history of Roman coinage, see Roman currency § Empire.

Roman Imperial Coinage, abbreviated RIC, is a British catalogue of Roman Imperial currency, from the time of the Battle of Actium (31 BC) to Late Antiquity in 491 AD. It is the result of many decades of work, from 1923 to 1994, and a successor to the previous 8-volume catalogue compiled by the numismatist Henry Cohen in the 19th century.[1][2]

It is the standard work for numismatic identification of coinage struck by authorisation of the Roman emperors.

  1. ^ Cohen, Henry; Gaidoschik, R; Feuardent, Gaston L; Probszt, G (1955) [1880–1892]. Description historique des monnaies frappees sous l'empire romain communement appelees medailles imperiales: 2e ed [Historical description of coins struck under the Roman Empire commonly called imperial medals: 2nd ed.] (in French). Vol. 1–9. Graz, Autriche: Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt. OCLC 757395413.
  2. ^ "VirtualCohen.com". www.virtualcohen.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23. Welcome to VirtualCohen.com, the online version of the legendary catalog of Roman coins by H. Cohen. The "Description historique des monnaies frappées sous l'Empire Romain", 120 years after its publication, is still regarded as an important and useful reference for the Roman Imperial coinage. This site contains over 4,000 pages of the original book...