Roman Coin Set 3 - Military Campaigns & Rebellion

Product Description: These reproduction Denarius of Titus and Aureus of Nero are moulded directly from original coins and are made from pewter. The gold aureus is 22ct gold plated. The pamphlet style packaging has holes on the front in which the coins are held in clear blisters. The coin pack has an image of a Roman mosaic on the front and further Roman images inside. The pack includes information about the coins and their history. On the back, there is information about how coins were used as newspapers and there is a time chart.

Information: During Nero’s reign Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni tribe in East Anglia, led her famous rebellion. Following the death of her husband, King Pratsutagus, the Romans decided to take the tribal territory for themselves in spite of the late king having willed his kingdom jointly to his two daughters and the emperor. The Romans were extremely brutal, forcing Boudicca to lead her tribe and the neighbouring Trinovantes in revolt against Colchester and then to London. Both cities were burned and the people massacred before the rebels turned north to engulf St. Albans. Suetonius Paulinus, Roman governor, led two legions to crush the rebellion. It is said the 80,000 Britons died to 800 Romans. Boudicca escaped only to take poison. The rebellion was over.

The reverse of this coin shows the Roman god Jupiter in acknowledgement that the deity had rescued Nero from a plot against her life.

Titus was the son of the Emperor Vespasian. He served in Britannia c.60 AD after the revolt of Boudicca. After his father’s death in 79 AD Titus became Emperor. Wales and South West of Britain were conquered during his two-year rule. Titus died of a fever in 81 AD.

Roman coins were not just a means of paying for goods. The reverse of the coins were used to communicate great events. Alternatively, the reverse was used to promote the image and status of the Emperor to his people. For example, the Emperor may have depicted a god that had attributes with which he wished to be associated. The coins were circulated throughout the Empire bringing news, perhaps of events that had taken place far away.