Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
In this episode of the Toldinstone Podcast, Gareth Harney and I discuss some of the many ways Roman history was reflected in coins.
Check out Gareth's book "Moneta: A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins," available on Amazon or through your local bookstore.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
6:10 The first Roman coins
11:10 The minting process
18:36 The denarius
25:34 Caesar's portrait
34:55 The EID MAR denarius
46:20 The coins of Augustus
58:32 Roman imperial coinage
1:05:40 The coins of Marcus Aurelius
1:14:00 Third-century crisis
1:27:04 Constantine and Christianity
1:39:28 Why medieval coins look so different
1:46:55 Personal favorites
1:51:20 Conclusion
In this episode of the Toldinstone Podcast, Gareth Harney and I discuss some of the many ways Roman history was reflected in coins.
Check out Gareth's book "Moneta: A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins," available on Amazon or through your local bookstore.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
6:10 The first Roman coins
11:10 The minting process
18:36 The denarius
25:34 Caesar's portrait
34:55 The EID MAR denarius
46:20 The coins of Augustus
58:32 Roman imperial coinage
1:05:40 The coins of Marcus Aurelius
1:14:00 Third-century crisis
1:27:04 Constantine and Christianity
1:39:28 Why medieval coins look so different
1:46:55 Personal favorites
1:51:20 Conclusion
