Roman Military Coins
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Selection of Coins dedicated to the Roman Military:

Marc Antony
denari for his legions approaching the battle of Actium, issued for all his legions and the praeorina guard, and the speculatores

Caligula ADLOCUTIO Sestertis, showing him giving a speech to the Praetorian guard, who had supported him after Tiberius death

Civil War 68/69

Vitellius
FIDES EXERCITUM, denarius
 

Traian's series of serti with military themes...

 

Hadrian and his army "DISCIPLINA"

 

The EXERCITUS Series of Hadrian, issued for provincial armies when Hadrian visitied that province on one of his many travels across the empire:  EXERCITUS BRITANNICUS, DACICUS, MAURETANICUS, RAETICUS, SYRIACUS
Britannia  Dacia  MauretaniaRaetia  Syria
 

Marcus Aurelius, Sestertius, Profectio Aug

Commodus, Sestertius, Fid Exercit
sestertius
medaillon
 

Didius Julianus
CONCORDIA MILITUM, denarius

Septimius Severus' Legionary Denari
A series of coins was struck to celebrate all legions that supported Septimius Severus (see legionary coin section)
Some examples:
Legio III Italica, Regensburg

Legio VIII Augusta, Strasbourg

Macrinus
FIDES MILITUM, sestertius
 

Philippus I Arabs
antoninianus, FIDES EXCERCITUS

Gallienus Legionary Antoniniani
for all Legions that supported Gallienus in building the central field armny against Aureolus at Mediolanum

Delmatius
GLORIA EXERCITUS, AE 3, soldiers and signa

Constantius II
Solidus GLORIA REIPUBLICAE, emperor in armour, Roma and Constantinopolis

Magnentius

GLORIA ROMANORUM, AE 2, emperor on horse (Barbarian imitation)

Valentinianus I
GLORIA ROMANORUM, AE 3, emperor dragging barbarian

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