Alexandrian nummi in the collection of the Coin Cabinet of the Royal Library of Belgium (original) (raw)
During the Congrès international de numismatique et d'art de la médaille contemporaine held in Brussels in 1910, the famous Egyptologist and numismatist Giovanni Dattari donated 5200 late Roman bronze nummi to the Coin Cabinet of the Royal Library of Belgium. The bulk of these coins were struck at the Roman imperial mint of Alexandria between 294 and 348 AD. This article presents the catalogue of these coins, supplemented with other Alex-andrian nummi and radiate fractions in the collection of the Coin Cabinet. A total of 3797 bronze coins are included, arranged by chronological groups, issues and types. By making these rich and valuable data accessible to the wider public, this article wishes to present new opportunities for the iconographical and metrological study of Roman bronze coinage between the reform of Diocletian and 348 AD.
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