Coin Corpus

The purpose of this coin corpus is to provide representative datasets for weight and die-link analyses, not to serve as a database of all known specimens. Therefore, with the exception of rare types and variants or important dies, the datasets presented here do not include coins that are excessively worn, excessively corroded, incomplete (i.e. clipped coins or coins with a broken-off part missing), of unknown weight or, in the case of silver fractions, coins whose weights are reported only to the nearest tenth of a gram. Individual mints and stages of their coin production are gradually being added, and the existing datasets are gradually being expanded.

Explanatory notes on the data tables:

  • Each coin is assigned a unique reference number.
  • Within each coin type, or within each variant of each coin type, the coins are arranged in ascending order of weight.
  • If a variant cannot be safely identified for a coin within the relevant type, the dash ‘–’ is given instead of the letter indicating the variant.
  • If a coin is listed in more than one source, the weight from the most recent source is listed here unless otherwise stated.

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