Roman coins showing the empire's architectural treasures are amongst the most interesting.
 

Roman Buildings (mostly in Rome): Aqua Marcia Aqua Traiana Ara Pacis Arch of Augustus (Parthian Arch) Arch of Claudius Arch of Drusus Arch of Nero Arch of Severus Arch of Traian Augustus Temple Basilica Ulpia Cippus Circus Maximus Colosseum Column of Traianus Column of Antoninus Pius Concordia Temple Cura Julia

Divus Julius Temple Divus Antoninus Temple, Diva Faustina Forum of Traian Hercules Temple Isis and Serapis Temple Janus Temple Jupiter Temples Macellum Mars temple Port of Ostia Port of Traianus Praetorian Camp Rostra Statues / Equestrian Statues Stadion of Domitian Venus and Roma Temple Vesta Temple Via Traiana Villa Publica

Provincial Buildings: Olympia Zeus Temple Pergamon Diana Temple Ephesos Diana Temple Ephesos Roma et Augustus Temple Lugdunum Roma et Augustus Temple Emerita City Gate Jerusalem Unidentified Buildings: Unidentified Bridges Unidentified Temples Unidentified City Fortifications / Camp Gates

ROMA ETERNA

Rome: The Aqua Marcia
republican denarius: equestrian statue on top of aqueduct, 56 BC

Rome: The Aqua Traiana

Aqua Traiana
Aqua Traiana enlarged
 

Rome: Ara Pacis

Rome:  Arch of Augustus (Parthian Arch)

 

Rome:  Arch of Claudius

De Germanis, De Britannis

Rome:  Arch of Nero Claudius Drusus

Rome: Arch of Nero
 

Triumphal Arch of Nero (sestertius)
 

Rome: Arch of Severus

Arch of Septimus Severus on a denarius of the same emperor, standing on the forum romanum
 

Rome: Arch of Traian
sestertius

Rome: The Augustus Temple

Caligula sacrificing to Divus Augustus in front of 6 columned tempel of Augustus, sestertius
 

The restored Divus Augustus temple
 

Rome:  Basilica Ulpia
sestertius

Cippus
on denarius of Augustus, also an equestrian statue in front of building

Rome: The Circus Maximus
Traian, sestertius
renovated by Caracalla, sestertius
 
 

Rome: The Colosseum

The Colosseum on a sestertius of Titus, note the spectators inside the impressive building.

Later view of the Colosseum in Rome on a Paduan (Renaissance) copy of a sestertius of Severus Alexander
 

Rome: Column of Traian

Rome: Column of Antoninus Pius

Column of ANtoninus Pius
 

Rome: Restauration of the Concordia Temple:
by Tiberius
 

Rome: The Curia Julia
on a denarius of Augustus
 

Rome: The Divus Julius Temple

 

Rome: The Temple of Divus Antoninus Pius and Diva Faustina

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 Temple of Diva Faustina (Antoninus Pius, denarius)

Funeral pyre for the Divus Antoninus Pius (sestertius)
 

Rome: The Forum of Traian

Sestertius
Aureus
Forum Traiani (Traianus)

Denarius of Traian, showing the Traian's column in Rome, still standing today.
Aureus
 

Rome: Hercules Temple
Hadrianus aureus

Rome: Isis and Serapis Temple

Domitian denarius
 
 

Rome: Temple of Janus
the doors of temple were only closed in times of peace, Nero clebrates this event

Temple of Janus, the doors closed as a sign of peace (sesterti)

Rome: Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus

The repaired Jupiter Capitolinus temple

 Jupiter Temple (Traianus, Sest.)
 

Iovi Victor Temple

likely also a Jupiter temple, Hadrian

Jupiter Tonan temple

  Republican Denarius showing Jupiter temple
 
 

Rome: The Macellum

Macellum (Nero, Dupondius)

Rome: The Temple of Mars
on a denarius of Augustus
 

The Port of Ostia

Port of Ostia on a sestertius of Nero

The Trajan Port
sestertius, Traian

Rome: The Praetorian Camp
aureus, Claudius
 

Rome:  Rostra
Hadrian gives speech on the Rostra in the Forum Romanum
 

Rome: Statues

Statue of Augustus on column
 

Rome: The Equestrian Statues (Republic, Augustus, Traian, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius)

Republican denarius: equestrian statue on top of aqueduct, 56 BC

on denarius of Augustus, equestrian statue in front of building

  Statue on Horseback of Traianus, on his forum

Statue of Hadrian

  Marcus Aurelius' statue on horseback, now in Capitoline Museum, Rome, Aureus

Rome: The Stadion of Domitian

Rome: Venus and Roma Temple
 

Antoninus Pius, Sesterti

 

Rome: The Vesta Temple

Vesta temple on a denarius of Q Cassius Longinus 54 BC

Temple of Vesta (two denari of Nero)

Domitian Aureus

The Via Traiana

Via Traiana (to Bari)
 

Rome: Villa Publica in Republican Times

Villa Publica on a republican denarius by Titus Didius, 55 BC
 
 

Provincial Buildings:
 

Olympia, The Temple of Zeus

Temple of Zeus, Olympia (Augustus, denarius)

Augusta Emerita, Spain: A Citygate

Citygate of Augusta Emerita (Merida in Spain, denarius of Augustus)

Diana Temple in Pergamon

 

Diana Temple in Ephesos, Roma and Augustus temple in Ephesos

 
 

Lugdunum Roma et Augustus Temple
with countermark RE

Temple of Jerusalem
(Bar Kokhba Uprising)
 
 

Unidentified Buildings
 
 

Unidentified Bridges

     . Roman Bridge (Traianus, sestertius)
 
 

Bridge on As of Septimius Severus
 

Unidentified Temples / Buildings

Augustus, IMP CAESAR temple
 

Unknown Temple on a Nero Sestertius
 

Unknown temple (Antoninus Pius, Sestertius)
 

Triumphal Arch (Gallienus)

Altar (Crispus)
 

Unidentified City Fortifications / Camp Gates

Galerius with other 3 Tetrachs, argenteus

Camp Gate (Constantius I), argenteus
Camp Gate (Crispus), AE follis

Camp Gate (Flavius Victor), AE4
 

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