Catalogue of the Late Roman, Byzantine and Barbaric Coins in the Charles University Collection (364-1092 A. D. )

The collection of ancient coins at Charles University has existed in its present state since 1945. That year Greek, Roman, and other ancient coins were entrusted to the care of the Seminar for Ancient History and incorporated into their already extensive collection. The present collection contains about four thousand pieces, mostly in silver and bronze. Federico Gambacorta's catalog showcases 243 coins from the collection and is organized chronologically, starting with coins from the period in which Valentinian I was emperor of Rome - 364 to 375 AD - to the end of the Byzantine Empire. The catalog features entries with full-color illustrations and a detailed historical description of each coin. Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Note to the catalogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Symbols and abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 THE CATALOGUE Late Roman Coins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Eastern Empire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Western Empire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Byzantine Coins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Arab-Byzantine Coins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Barbaric Coins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 INDEXES Authorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Mints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Denominations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Obverse Legends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Reverse Legends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Obverse Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Reverse Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 CONCORDANCES Catalogue Number/Inventory Number . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Inventory Number/Catalogue Number . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 The collection of ancient coins in the Charles University in its present state has existed since l945. Greek, Roman and other ancient coins were entrusted to the care of the Seminar for Ancient History and put together as one collection along with the antique coins of the original collection of the Czech University held by the Seminar. The present collection formed in this way contains about 4000 pieces, mostly in silver and bronze. Connecting the catalogue arrangement to research projects undertaken in the postgraduate studies enabled research efforts of Federico Gambacorta. His catalogue contains 243 coins (chronologically from Valentinian I, the minting of Western – and Eastern Roman Empires and some Byzantine coins). The author has been very thorough and exacting in his efforts by taking pictures of all the coins, which is a very useful, even indispensable apparatus of the volume. The collection of ancient coins at Charles University has existed in its present state since l945. That year Greek, Roman, and other ancient coins were entrusted to the care of the Seminar for Ancient History and incorporated into their already extensive collection. The present collection contains about four thousand pieces, mostly in silver and bronze. Federico Gambacortas catalog showcases 243 coins from the collection and is organized chronologically, from the period in which Valentinian I was emperor of Rome364 to 375 ADto the end of the Byzantine Empire. The catalog features entries with full-color illustrations and a detailed historical description of each coin.