The Founding of Rome – Urbs Roma Commemorative Coin Album
This album features an authentic bronze coin struck in the early 4th century AD to celebrate the legendary founding of Rome.
Coin Design:
Obverse: Inscribed VRBS ROMA (“City of Rome”), depicting a helmeted female bust personifying the goddess of Rome.
Reverse: The iconic image of the twins Romulus and Remus, founders of the city, being suckled by the She-Wolf—one of the most enduring symbols of Roman mythology.
Historical Significance:
Struck during the reign of Constantine the Great and his successors, the Urbs Roma commemoratives honored Rome’s storied past even as the empire was shifting its political center to Constantinople. By pairing the goddess of Rome with the legendary founders, the coin reinforced the empire’s connection to its mythical origins and the divine destiny of the city.
This coin is often regarded as the first to explicitly commemorate the founding of Rome, capturing in bronze the myth of its creation and the pride of a civilization that believed itself eternal.
Holding this piece is to hold a direct link to the myth, memory, and identity of ancient Rome, as celebrated by its own people over 1,600 years ago.
The Founding of Rome – Urbs Roma Commemorative Coin Album
This album features an authentic bronze coin struck in the early 4th century AD to celebrate the legendary founding of Rome.
Coin Design:
Obverse: Inscribed VRBS ROMA (“City of Rome”), depicting a helmeted female bust personifying the goddess of Rome.
Reverse: The iconic image of the twins Romulus and Remus, founders of the city, being suckled by the She-Wolf—one of the most enduring symbols of Roman mythology.
Historical Significance:
Struck during the reign of Constantine the Great and his successors, the Urbs Roma commemoratives honored Rome’s storied past even as the empire was shifting its political center to Constantinople. By pairing the goddess of Rome with the legendary founders, the coin reinforced the empire’s connection to its mythical origins and the divine destiny of the city.
This coin is often regarded as the first to explicitly commemorate the founding of Rome, capturing in bronze the myth of its creation and the pride of a civilization that believed itself eternal.
Holding this piece is to hold a direct link to the myth, memory, and identity of ancient Rome, as celebrated by its own people over 1,600 years ago.
