National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia
The Aquileia museum is important as a museum of north-eastern Italy, the Adriatic and a Late Antique city. It presents Aquileia as a port, trade node, military and religious centre between Italy, the Balkans and the Danube.
Aquileia gives important material for a region often lost between Rome, Pompeii and the Danube frontier. The museum is important for glass, amber, inscriptions, mosaics, funerary monuments and trade.
Collection and Historical Context
Aquileia connected northern Italy with the Adriatic, Alps and Danubian regions. Inscriptions, funerary monuments, glass, amber and mosaics should be compared with the harbour, roads and craft districts of the city. This context helps distinguish local production from evidence of long-distance exchange.
Display and Main Materials
Inscriptions, glass vessels, jewellery, coins, funerary reliefs, mosaics and port material deserve attention. The objects should be read through roads, the sea and connections with northern provinces.
Phoenix mosaic in the Archaeological Museum of Aquileia. Object from the collection: National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia.
Aberford 11. Roman coin; nummus of house of Theodosius, prob aquileia mint. Object from the collection: National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia.
Bronze nummus minted at Aquileia in AD 341–346.Related Topics
- Museums of Antiquity
- Carnuntum and Museum Carnuntinum
- National Roman Museum
- Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier
- Archaeology and museums
Official Pages and Catalogues
Roman coin: nummus of Valens, GLORIA ROMANORVM, Aquileia, obv. Object from the collection: National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia.
Roman coin: nummus of Valens, GLORIA ROMANORVM, Aquileia, rev. Object from the collection: National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia.
Roman coin; Valens nummus, SECVRITAS REI PVBLICAE reverse, Aquileia mint. Object from the collection: National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia.
BUC-D3C2C1 COIN (FindID 425888). Object from the collection: National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia.
Roman Coin: Valens; bronze, Aquileia. Object from the collection: National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia.
Roman Coin Hoard.Treasure case no. 2012 T288. Object from the collection: National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia.
Roman coin hoard : vessel. Object from the collection: National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia.
Statue of Augustus 01 (49345991703). Object from the collection: National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia.
Statue of Augustus 02 (49346453641). Object from the collection: National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia.
Statue of Augustus 03 (49346666412). Object from the collection: National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia.
Roman Bronze Coin (FindID 273906). Object from the collection: National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia.
Roman Coin : Nummus of Gratian. Object from the collection: National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia.Interested in Ancient Rome beyond reading? Join Legio X Fretensis or explore our reenactment directions.
