RIC and RCV Volumes

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Emperors Listed by their RIC and RCV Volumes

This page is for the benefit of anyone who wants to know in which volume of a reference work to look for coins of any given Roman emperor or family member who had coins struck in their name. The table covers "The Roman Imperial Coinage" and David Sear's "Roman Coins And Their Values." Details and notes are below the table; or follow this link.

Person	RIC Vol	Notes	RCV Vol	Notes
Aelia Flaccilla, wife of Theodosius I	RIC IX	—	RCV 1988	—
Aelia Verina, wife of Leo I	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	Listed as Verina.
Aelius, Caesar under Hadrian	RIC II	Listed as L. Aelius Caesar	RCV 2002	—
Aemilian	RIC IV, 3	—	RCV 2005	—
Agrippa, deceased grandfather of Caligula	RIC I	For restorations, see also under Titus and Domitian.	RCV 2000	At the end of the section on Caligula. See also under Titus and Domitian for restoration coinage.
Agrippa Postumus, son of Agrippa, grandson of Augustus	—	—	RCV 2000	Provincial coinage
Agrippina I, deceased mother of Caligula, deceased sister-in-law of Claudius I.	RIC I	Listed under Gaius and Claudius. For restorations see under Titus.	RCV 2000	See under Caligula; see also under Claudius. See also under Titus for restoration coinage.
Agrippina II, wife of Claudius I, mother of Nero.	RIC I	Listed under Claudius.	RCV 2000	Listed as Agrippina Junior.
Albinus, Clodius	RIC IV,1	—	RCV 2002	—
Alexander	RIC VI	Listed as Domitius Alexander.	RCV 1988	—
Allectus	RIC V, 2	—	RCV 1988	—
Amandus	RIC V, 2	—	RCV 1988	—
Anastasius I	—	—	RCV 1988	—
Annia Faustina, wife of Elagabalus	RIC IV, 2	—	RCV 2002	—
Anonymous quadrantes	RIC II	—	RCV 2000	At the end of the book.
Anthemius	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Antinoüs, companion of Hadrian	—	—	RCV 2002	Alexandrian coins.
Antonia, deceased mother of Claudius I	RIC I	—	RCV 2000	See under Claudius
Antoninus Pius	RIC III	For coins as Caesar, see also under Hadrian. For coins as Divus Antoninus Pius, see under Marcus Aurelius. Also under Trajan Decius as one of the "Consecratio Issues of the Divi"	RCV 2002	For coins as Divus Antoninus Pius see after Marcus Aurelius; see also under Trajan Decius as one of the "Imperial Divi"
Aquilia Severa, wife of Elagabalus	RIC IV, 2	—	RCV 2002	—
Arcadius	RIC IX, RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Ariadne, wife of Zeno, wife of Anastasius I.	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Augustus	RIC I	See also under Gaius for Divus Augustus. For restorations, see also under Titus; Domitian; Nerva; and Trajan. See also under Trajan Decius as one of the "Consecratio Issues of the Divi"	RCV 2000	See under Claudius for Divus Augustus. For Divus Augustus restoration coinage, see under Titus; Domitian; Nerva; Trajan; and also under Trajan Decius as one of the "Imperial Divi"
Aurelian	RIC V, 1	—	RCV 2005	—
Aureolus	RIC V, 2	Listed at the end under "Usurpers," but the genuineness of the coins is doubtful.	—	Coins were struck under the name of Postumus.
Avitus	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Balbinus	RIC IV, 2	—	RCV 2005	—
Basiliscus	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Bonosus	RIC V, 2	—	RCV 1988	Not included in RCV 2005. Coins may actually be barbarous radiates.
Britannicus, son of Claudius I	See RIC I p.130	There is a note in RIC I that the coins of Britannicus are actually restored issues of Titus, but they don't appear in RIC II. What was being restored, I wonder?	RCV 2000	—
Caligula	RIC I	Listed as Gaius.	RCV 2000	—
Caracalla	RIC IV,1	—	RCV 2002	For coins as Divus Caracalla see also under Elagabalus.
Carausius	RIC V, 2	—	RCV 1988	—
Carinus	RIC V, 2	—	RCV 2005	—
Carus	RIC V, 2	—	RCV 2005	See also under Carinus for coins as Divus Carus.
Civil Wars, AD 68-9	RIC I	—	RCV 2000	—
Claudius I	RIC I	For restorations, see also under Titus; Domitian; and Trajan.	RCV 2000	See also under Nero for coins as Divus Claudius. For restoration coinage, see also under Titus; Domitian; and Trajan.
Claudius II "Gothicus"	RIC V, 1	—	RCV 2005	See also under Quintillus for coins as Divus Claudius.
Clara, Didia, daughter of Didius Julianus	RIC IV, 1	—	RCV 2002	—
Clodius Albinus	RIC IV,1	—	RCV 2002	—
Clodius Macer, revolt against Nero in Africa.	RIC I	Listed as L. Clodius Macer	RCV 2000	Listed under Civil Wars.
Commodus	RIC III	Also as Caesar under Marcus Aurelius. For coins as Divus Commodus, see under Septimius Severus. See also under Trajan Decius as one of the "Consecratio Issues of the Divi"	RCV 2002	For the deceased Commodus with CONSECRATIO reverse see also under Septimius Severus; also under Trajan Decius as one of the "Imperial Divi"
Constans, Flavius Julius, son of Constantine I and Fausta	RIC VII and RIC VIII	Not the same person as the Constans listed in RIC X under Constantine III.	RCV 1988	Listed just as Constans. Not to be confused with the son of Constantine III, who is also listed just as Constans.
Constans, son of Constantine III, considered a usurper.	RIC X	Not the same person as the Constans listed in RIC VII and RIC VIII.	RCV 1988	Listed just as Constans. Not to be confused with Flavius Julius Constans, who is also listed just as Constans.
Constantia, wife of Licinius I, sister of Constantine I.	RIC VII	—	RCV 1988	—
Constantine I "The Great"	RIC VI and RIC VII	See also RIC VIII for the deified Constantine I.	RCV 1988	Listed as Constantine.
Constantine II	RIC VII	—	RCV 1988	—
Constantine III	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Constantinopolis	RIC VIII	—	RCV 1988	Listed under Constantine I.
Constantius I	RIC V, 2 and RIC VI	—	RCV 1988	—
Constantius II	RIC VII and RIC VIII	—	RCV 1988	—
Constantius III	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Constantius Gallus	RIC VIII	—	RCV 1988	—
Cornelia Supera, consort of Aemilian	RIC IV, 3	—	RCV 2005	—
Crispina, wife of Commodus.	RIC III	—	RCV 2002	—
Crispus	RIC VII	—	RCV 1988	—
Decentius	RIC VIII	—	RCV 1988	—
Delmatius	RIC VII	—	RCV 1988	—
Diadumenian, son of Macrinus	RIC IV, 2	—	RCV 2002	—
Didia Clara, daughter of Didius Julianus	RIC IV, 1	—	RCV 2002	—
Didius Julianus	RIC IV,1	—	RCV 2002	—
Diocletian	RIC V, 2 and RIC VI	—	RCV 1988	—
Domitia, wife of Domitian.	RIC II 2007	Under Domitian.	RCV 2000	—
Domitian	RIC II 2007	For coins as Caesar, see also under Vespasian and Titus.	RCV 2000	—
Domitianus	RIC V, 2	Listed as Domitianus of Gaul	RCV 2005	—
Domitilla I, wife of Vespasian, mother of Titus	RIC II 2007	See under Titus and Domitian	RCV 2000	See under Titus and Domitian.
Domitilla II, daughter of Vespasian	—	—	RCV 2000	I have seen a claim that there are coins of Domitilla II which have been incorrectly attributed to, and listed under, Domitilla I at the end of Titus. But the new RIC II 2007 still lists these coins under Domitilla I, so this re-attribution to the daughter is dubious.
Domitius Domitianus	RIC VI	—	RCV 1988	—
Domna, Julia	RIC IV, 1	—	RCV 2002	After Septimius Severus, and again after Caracalla. For coins as Diva Julia Domna see also under Elagabalus.
Drusus, deceased son of Tiberius	RIC I	Listed under Tiberius. For restorations, see also under Titus and Domitian.	RCV 2000	See also under Titus and Domitian for restoration coinage.
Dryantilla, wife of Regalian	RIC V, 2	—	RCV 2005	—
Elagabalus	RIC IV, 2	—	RCV 2002	—
Etruscilla, Herennia, wife of Trajan Decius	RIC IV, 3	—	RCV 2005	—
Etruscus, Herennius	RIC IV, 3	—	RCV 2005	—
Eudocia, wife of Theodosius II	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Eudoxia, wife of Arcadius	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Eudoxia, Licinia, daughter of Theodosius II and Eudocia, wife of Valentinian III	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Eugenius	RIC IX	—	RCV 1988	—
Euphemia, daughter of Marcian, wife of Euphemius	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Fausta, wife of Constantine I	RIC VII	—	RCV 1988	—
Faustina, Annia, wife of Elagabalus	RIC IV, 2	—	RCV 2002	—
Faustina I (Senior), wife of Antoninus Pius	RIC III	—	RCV 2002	Separate sections for Diva Faustina Senior and Faustina Senior.
Faustina II (Junior), daughter of Antoninus Pius and Faustina I, wife of Marcus Aurelius, mother of Commodus	RIC III	Listed under Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius.	RCV 2002	Separate sections after Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. Diva Faustina Junior also has a separate section after Marcus Aurelius.
Flaccilla, Aelia, wife of Theodosius I	RIC IX	—	RCV 1988	—
Flavius Victor	RIC IX	—	RCV 1988	—
Florian	RIC V, 1	—	RCV 2005	—
Gaius Caesar, grandson of Augustus	RIC I	Augustus 539 and 540; these may actually be of the senior Augustus.	RCV 2000	—
Galba	RIC I	For restorations, see also under Titus; Trajan	RCV 2000	See also under Civil Wars for Spanish coins. For restoration coinage, See also under Titus; Trajan.
Galeria Valeria, daughter of Diocletian, wife of Galerius	RIC VI	—	RCV 1988	—
Galerius	RIC V, 2 and RIC VI	Listed as Galerius Maximian	RCV 1988	—
Galla Placidia, daughter of Theodosius I	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Gallic Revolt of 69-70	RIC I	Listed under Civil Wars.	RCV 2000	Listed under Civil Wars.
Gallienus	RIC V, 1	—	RCV 2005	—
Germanicus, deceased brother of Claudius I, deceased father of Caligula	RIC I	Listed under Gaius. For restorations, see also under Titus and Domitian.	RCV 2000	See under Caligula; also see under Claudius. See also under Titus and Domitian for restoration coinage.
Geta	RIC IV,1	—	RCV 2002	—
Glycerius	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Gordian I "Africanus"	RIC IV, 2	—	RCV 2005	—
Gordian II "Africanus"	RIC IV, 2	—	RCV 2005	—
Gordian III	RIC IV, 2 and 3	As Caesar in RIC IV, 2 under Balbinus and Pupienus. As Augustus in RIC IV, 3.	RCV 2005	—
Gratian	RIC IX	—	RCV 1988	—
Hadrian	RIC II	For Divus Hadrian, see under Trajan. See also under Trajan Decius as one of the "Consecratio Issues of the Divi"	RCV 2002	See also after Antoninus Pius for more, including coins of Divus Hadrian; also under Trajan Decius as one of the "Imperial Divi"
Hanniballianus	RIC VII	—	RCV 1988	—
Helena, wife of Constantius I, mother of Constantine I.	RIC VII	—	RCV 1988	—
Herennia Etruscilla, wife of Trajan Decius	RIC IV, 3	—	RCV 2005	—
Herennius Etruscus	RIC IV, 3	—	RCV 2005	—
Honoria, sister of Valentinian III	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Honorius	RIC IX and RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Hostilian	RIC IV, 3	—	RCV 2005	—
Johannes	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Jotapian	RIC IV, 3	Listed as Jotapianus.	RCV 2005	—
Jovian	RIC VIII	—	RCV 1988	—
Jovinus	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Julia Domna	RIC IV, 1	—	RCV 2002	After Septimius Severus, and again after Caracalla. For coins as Diva Julia Domna see also under Elagabalus.
Julia Maesa, sister of Julia Domna, grandmother of Elagabalus and Severus Alexander.	RIC IV, 2	—	RCV 2002	For coins as Diva Julia Maesa see also under Severus Alexander.
Julia Mamaea, neice of Julia Domna, daughter of Julia Maesa, mother of Severus Alexander.	RIC IV, 2	—	RCV 2002	—
Julia Paula, wife of Elagabalus	RIC IV, 2	—	RCV 2002	—
Julia Soaemias, neice of Julia Domna, daughter of Julia Maesa, mother of Elagabalus	RIC IV, 2	—	RCV 2002	—
Julia Titi, daughter of Titus, niece and mistress of Domitian.	RIC II 2007	Listed under Titus and again under Domitian. For coins as Diva Julia see under Domitian.	RCV 2000	Listed just as Julia, once after Titus and again after Domitian. See also under Domitian for the deceased Diva Julia.
Julian of Pannonia, usurper against Carinus	RIC V, 2	Listed as Julian I	RCV 2005	—
Julian II	RIC VIII	—	RCV 1988	—
Julianus, Didius	RIC IV,1	—	RCV 2002	—
Julius Caesar	RIC II	Restored coinage under Trajan.	RCV 2002	Restored coinage under Trajan.
Julius Nepos	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Laelianus	RIC V, 2	—	RCV 2005	Listed as Laelian
Leo I	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Leo II	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Leontius	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of Theodosius II and Eudocia, wife of Valentinian III	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Licinius I	RIC VI and RIC VII	—	RCV 1988	—
Licinius II	RIC VII	—	RCV 1988	—
Livia, wife of Augustus	RIC I	Listed under Tiberius. For restorations, see also under Titus	RCV (2000)	See also under Titus for restoration coinage.
Lucilla, daughter of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina Junior, wife of Lucius Verus.	RIC III	Listed under Marcus Aurelius.	RCV 2002	—
Lucius Caesar, grandson of Augustus	—	—	RCV 2000	Spanish and Asian coinage.
Lucius Verus	RIC III	—	RCV 2002	There is also a small section as Divus Lucius Verus after Marcus Aurelius.
Macrianus I	RIC V, 2	—	RCV 2005	Listed as Macrian
Macrianus II, usurper	RIC V, 2	—	RCV 2005	Listed as Macrian
Macrinus	RIC IV, 2	—	RCV 2002	—
Maesa, Julia, sister of Julia Domna, grandmother of Elagabalus and Severus Alexander.	RIC IV, 2	—	RCV 2002	For coins as Diva Julia Maesa see also under Severus Alexander.
Magnentius	RIC VIII	—	RCV 1988	—
Magnia Urbica, wife of Carinus	RIC V, 2	—	RCV 2005	—
Magnus Maximus	RIC IX	—	RCV 1988	—
Majorian	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Mamaea, Julia, neice of Julia Domna, daughter of Julia Maesa, mother of Severus Alexander.	RIC IV, 2	—	RCV 2002	—
Manlia Scantilla, wife of Didius Julianus	RIC IV, 1	—	RCV 2002	—
Marcian	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Marciana, deceased sister of Trajan.	RIC II	—	RCV 2002	Following Trajan.
Marcus Aurelius	RIC III	See under Antoninus Pius for coins as Caesar. For Divus Marcus Aurelius, see under Commodus. Also under Trajan Decius as one of the "Consecratio Issues of the Divi"	RCV 2002	See also after Commodus for Divus Marcus Aurelius; also under Trajan Decius as one of the "Imperial Divi"
Mariniana, wife of Valerian, mother of Gallienus	RIC V, 1	—	RCV 2005	Listed under Valerian as Diva Mariniana
Marius	RIC V, 2	—	RCV 2005	—
Martinian	RIC VII	—	RCV 1988	—
Matidia, niece of Trajan, mother-in-law of Hadrian.	RIC II	Listed under both Trajan and Hadrian.	RCV 2002	Following Trajan, and again following Hadrian.
Maxentius	RIC VI	—	RCV 1988	—
Maximianus	RIC V, 2 and RIC VI	Listed as Maximian Herculeus in RIC V, and as Maximian Herculius in RIC VI.	RCV 1988	—
Maximinus I	RIC IV, 2	—	RCV 2005	—
Maximinus II	RIC VI	—	RCV 1988	—
Maximus, son of Maximinus I	RIC IV, 2	—	RCV 2005	—
Maximus of Spain	RIC X	Listed as Maximus of Barcelona.	RCV 1988	—
Messalina, Statilia, wife of Nero	xx	—	RCV 2000	—
Nepotian	RIC VIII	—	RCV 1988	—
Nero	RIC I	—	RCV 2000	—
Nero Claudius Drusus, father of Claudius	RIC I	Listed under Claudius. For restorations, see also under Titus	RCV 2000	Listed under Claudius. See also under Titus for restoration coinage.
Nero and Drusus Caesars, deceased brothers of Caligula.	RIC I	under Gaius.	RCV 2000	Listed at the end of the section on Caligula.
Nerva	RIC II	For restorations, see also under Trajan. Also under Trajan Decius as one of the "Consecratio Issues of the Divi"	RCV 2002	See also under Trajan for the deceased Divus Nerva. For restoration coinage, see also under Trajan; also under Trajan Decius as one of the "Imperial Divi"
Nigrinian, deceased grandson of Carus, son of Carinus	RIC V, 2	Listed as Nigrinianus	RCV 2005	Listed after Carinus
Numerian	RIC V, 2	Listed as Numerianus.	RCV 2005	See also under Carinus for coins as Divus Numerian.
Odovacar	RIC X	—	—	—
Olybrius	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Orbiana, wife of Severus Alexander	RIC IV, 2	Listed as Sallustia Barbia Orbiana.	RCV 2002	—
Otacilia Severa, wife of Philip I	RIC IV, 3	—	RCV 2005	—
Otho	RIC I	—	RCV 2000	—
Pacatian	RIC IV, 3	as Pacatianus	RCV 2005	—
Paula, Julia, wife of Elagabalus	RIC IV, 2	—	RCV 2002	—
Paulina, wife of Maximinus I	RIC IV, 2	Listed as Diva Paulina.	RCV 2005	Listed under Maximinus as Diva Paulina
Pertinax	RIC IV,1	See also under Septimius Severus for Divus Pertinax	RCV 2002	For coins as Divus Pertinax see also under Septimius Severus.
Pertinax Junior	—	—	RCV 2002	Alexandrian coins.
Pescenius Niger	RIC IV,1	—	RCV 2002	—
Petronius Maximus	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Philip I	RIC IV, 3	—	RCV 2005	—
Philip II, son of Philip I	RIC IV, 3	—	RCV 2005	—
Plautilla, wife of Caracalla	RIC IV, 1	—	RCV 2002	—
Plotina, wife of Trajan.	RIC II	—	RCV 2002	After Trajan, and again after Hadrian.
Poppaea, second wife of Nero	—	—	RCV 2000	Provincial coinage with her daughter Claudia.
Postumus	RIC V, 2	—	RCV 2005	—
Priscus Attalus	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Probus	RIC V, 2	—	RCV 2005	—
Procopius	RIC IX	—	RCV 1988	—
Pulcheria, Aelia, sister of Theodosius II	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	Listed as Pulcheria.
Pupienus	RIC IV, 2	—	RCV 2005	—
Quietus	RIC V, 2	—	RCV 2005	—
Quintillus	RIC V, 1	—	RCV 2005	—
Regalian, usurper against Gallienus	RIC V, 2	Listed as Regalianus	RCV 2005	—
Romulus, deceased son of Maxentius	RIC VI	—	RCV 1988	Coins as Divus Romulus
Romulus Augustus	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Sabina, wife of Hadrian	RIC II	—	RCV 2002	For coins as Diva Sabina see a few pages earlier under Hadrian.
Salonina, wife of Gallienus	RIC V, 1	—	RCV 2005	After Gallienus joint reign and again after Gallienus sole reign.
Saloninus, son of Gallienus	RIC V, 1	—	RCV 2005	—
Saturninus, usuper against Probus	RIC V, 2	—	RCV 2005	—
Soaemias, Julia, neice of Julia Domna, daughter of Julia Maesa, mother of Elagabalus	RIC IV, 2	—	RCV 2002	—
Scantilla, Manlia, wife of Didius Julianus	RIC IV, 1	—	RCV 2002	—
Sebastianus	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Septimius Severus	RIC IV,1	See also under Caracalla for Divus Severus. Also under Trajan Decius as one of the "Consecratio Issues of the Divi"	RCV 2002	For coins as Divus Septimius Severus see also under Caracalla; also under Trajan Decius as one of the "Imperial Divi"
Severa, Aquilia, wife of Elagabalus	RIC IV, 2	—	RCV 2002	—
Severina, wife of Aurelian	RIC V, 1	—	RCV 2005	—
Severus II Caesar	RIC VI	—	RCV 1988	—
Severus III	RIC X	Listed as Libius Severus	RCV 1988	—
Severus Alexander	RIC IV, 2	See also under Trajan Decius as one of the "Consecratio Issues of the Divi"	RCV 2002	See also under Trajan Decius as one of the "Imperial Divi"
Silbannacus, usurper of Valerian	RIC IV, 3	Listed as Mar. Silbannicus, attributed to the later years of Philip I.	RCV 2005	—
Sponsianus	RIC IV, 3	—	xx	—
Statilia Messalina, wife of Nero	xx	—	RCV 2000	—
Supera, Cornelia, consort of Aemilian	RIC IV, 3	—	RCV 2005	—
Tacitus	RIC V, 1	—	RCV 2005	—
Tetricus I	RIC V, 2	—	RCV 2005	—
Tetricus II, son of Tetricus I	RIC V, 2	—	RCV 2005	—
Theodora, deceased wife of Constantius I	RIC VIII	—	RCV 1988	—
Theodosius I	RIC IX	—	RCV 1988	—
Theodosius II	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Tiberius	RIC I	For restorations, see also under Titus; Domitian; Trajan.	RCV 2000	For restoration coinage, See also under Titus; Domitian; Trajan.
Titi, Julia, daughter of Titus, niece and mistress of Domitian.	RIC II 2007	Listed under Titus and again under Domitian. For coins as Diva Julia see under Domitian.	RCV 2000	Listed just as Julia, once after Titus and again after Domitian. See also under Domitian for the deceased Diva Julia.
Titus	RIC II 2007	For coins as Caesar, see also under Vespasian. For Divus Titus, see under Domitian. For restorations, see under Trajan. Also under Trajan Decius as one of the "Consecratio Issues of the Divi"	RCV 2000	For restoration coinage, see also under Trajan; see also under Trajan Decius as one of the "Imperial Divi"
Trajan	RIC II	Also under Trajan Decius as one of the "Consecratio Issues of the Divi"	RCV 2002	Among his restoration coinage were several Republican types as well as previous emperors. See also under Hadrian for the deceased Divus Trajan; see also under Trajan Decius as one of the "Imperial Divi"
Trajan Senior, father of Trajan	RIC II	—	RCV 2002	following Trajan.
Trajan Decius	RIC IV, 3	—	RCV 2005	—
Tranquillina, wife of Gordian III	RIC IV, 3	as Sabinia Tranquillina.	RCV 2005	—
Trebonianus Gallus	RIC IV, 3	—	RCV 2005	—
Urbs Roma	RIC VII	—	RCV 1988	Listed under Constantine.
Uranius Antoninus	RIC IV, 3	—	RCV 2005	—
Vabalathus	RI V, 2	—	RCV 2005	—
Valens, Aurelius Valerius; general under Licinius I.	RIC VII	Not the same man as the Valens listed in RIC IX.	RCV 1988	Listed just as Valens. Do not confuse with Flavius Valens, also listed just as Valens.
Valens, Flavius	RIC IX	Not the same man as the Valens listed in RIC VII.	RCV 1988	Listed just as Valens. Do not confuse with Aurelius Valerius Valens, also listed just as Valens.
Valentinian I	RIC IX	—	RCV 1988	—
Valentinian II	RIC IX	—	RCV 1988	—
Valentinian III	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—
Valeria Messalina, wife of Claudius I	RIC I	Listed under Claudius.	RCV 2000	Listed as Messalina.
Valerian I	RIC V, 1	—	RCV 2005	—
Valerian II, son of Gallienus	RIC V, 1	—	RCV 2005	—
Verina, Aelia, wife of Leo I	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	Listed as Verina.
Vespasian	RIC II 2007	For posthumous coins as Divus Vespasian, see under Titus and Domitian. For restorations, see also under Trajan. See also under Trajan Decius as one of the "Consecratio Issues of the Divi"	RCV 2000	For posthumous coins as Divus Vespasian, see under Titus and Domitian. For restoration coinage, see also under Trajan; see also Trajan Decius as one of the "Imperial Divi"
Vespasian Junior, at one time adopted by Domitian.	—	—	RCV 2000	Provincial coinage.
Vetranio	RIC VIII	—	RCV 1988	—
Victor, Flavius	RIC IX	—	RCV 1988	—
Victorinus	RIC V, 2	—	RCV 2005	—
Vindex, revolt against Nero in Gaul	RIC I	See under Civil Wars.	RCV 2000	Listed under Civil Wars.
Vitellius	RIC I	—	RCV 2000	See also under Civil Wars for pro-Vitellian forces in Southern Gaul.
Volusian	RIC IV, 3	—	RCV 2005	—
Zeno	RIC X	First and second reigns are both in RIC X.	RCV 1988	—
Zenobia, mother of Vabalathus	RIC V, 2	—	RCV 2005	—
Zenonis, wife of Basiliscus	RIC X	—	RCV 1988	—

This page was inspired by the common practice, when giving references for coins – especially in The Roman Imperial Coinage – of stating the work and a number, but not which volume and sometimes missing other essential details. For example, wives are usually listed and numbered under the name of their husband, and this list will state who that is.

I have attempted to include all personages in the period of the Empire who had coins struck in their name. The reference works also list a few restorations of Republican coins which are not indexed here. I can't guarantee that I have not missed anything out!

Two main references are covered here. One is David Sear's "Roman Coins And Their Values," abbreviated as RCV. This is a general reference of great value to beginners and those who enjoy Roman coins but do not specialise in any particular area. There is an early version in one volume, of which the latest revision was dated 1988; this is relatively superficial and I will only note it for coins not covered in the Millennium Edition, which has three volumes to date with (at least?) one more to come. So the references will either be for the 4th Revised Edition, dated 1988; or parts of the Millennium Edition, dated 2000, 2002 and 2005.

The other reference covered here, and the one which inspired the creation of this table, is "The Roman Imperial Coinage," abbreviated to RIC. It is not the most detailed or the most specialised reference, but it is the standard reference of choice for almost all purposes. The aim of RIC is to include all known Imperial coins, whereas RCV includes only a good representative sample. There are ten volumes in the series, some of them in several parts, and some have been revised and reprinted since their first appearance. I will give the most recent reference, and I will refer to the volumes by their number and, where relevant, part number, as: V, 1.

In vols I to V and X, the number series starts afresh for each emperor. In vols VI to IX, each mint has its own number sequence which includes everyone who had coins struck in their name at that mint.

Volume I: Reference is to the second edition, dated 1984, not the first edition dated 1923. Any numbered coin references you find can be expected to refer to this edition.

Volume II is a special case. As of February 2008, there is a new and completely revised version of part of vol II, with new numbering for all the Flavian coins, which I will refer to as RIC II 2007 (that being the date of publishing as shown in the book itself). People still covered by the older version will just be listed as RIC II. A new print of the second part of vol II is also due out (originally supposed to be in 2008, but it's still not here as of August 2010!); when that happens I will update those references to RIC II (and the new publishing year). I expect the numbering system for this part to stay the same. Because the new edition has just come out, many references you find will still be to the older one.

Vol IV is in three parts, but for some reason, the most recent print of these combines them into one physical binding.

Vol V is in two parts, printed as two separate volumes.

The content of this page was last updated on 10 August 2010