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The Maxentian Mint at Ostia

Eric Taylor
with updates by Giulio Brantl

 1. Introduction
 2. Roman Mints
 3. The Minting Process
 4. The Dioscuri on Roman Coins
 5. Ostian Mintmarks
 6. A Description of the Coin Types Minted at Ostia
 7. Dies
 8. Die Links, Die Axis, AES Scale
 9. Appendix 1 - A Summary of Articles pertaining to the Mint at Ostia
10. Appendix 2 - A note on J. Maurice, "L'Atelier Monetaire d'Ostia"



Striking a coin.
Image: Barbara McManus on vroma.org.


[Eric Taylor - 7-May-2005; corrections and additions: Giulio Brantl - 3-May-2020 / 2-Jan-2021]