Age of the Twelve Caesars
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Titus DenariusOBV: T CAESAR VESPATIANVS
Laureate head of Titus, right.
Incuse banker's mark next to chin.
REV: ANNONA AVG
Annona reclining in ornate chair l.,
raising drapery with other hand.
RIC 218d (Vespasian), Cohen 17.
A.D. 78-79 3.08gm 17mm
Rome Mint
Danny S. Jones
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Tiberius Caesar DenariusOBV: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS
Laureate head of Tiberius Caesar, right.
REV: PONTIF MAXIM
Livia, as PAX seated right, holding long
verticle sceptre and olive branch.
SM.1763, RIC I 30. Lyon150; RSC 16a; BMCRE 48-60.
AD 14 - 37 3.12gm 18.5mm
Danny S. Jones
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Marcus Agrippa AsOBV: M AGRIPPA L F COS III
Head of Marcus Agrippa, left wearing rostral crown
REV: S-C Neptune standing facing, head left, naked
except for cloak draped behind him & over both
arms, holding small dolphin in right hand & vertical
trident in left.
Cohen 3; RIC 58; Sear 5 #1812
A.D. 37-41
11.01gm 27mmDanny S. Jones
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Nero TetradrachmOBV: NERW KLAV KAIS SEB GER AV
Radiate Bust Right.
REV: AVTOKPA
Eagle walking left with palm branch.
LIA (regnal year 11) to the left.
Simpulum to right.
RCV 2003 A.D. 65
12.37gm 23mmDanny S. Jones
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Augustus As: "Thunderbolt"OBV: DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER
Radiate Head of Augustus Left.
REV: Winged Thunderbolt between large SC
RIC 83, BMC 158; NC 1941, pl. IV, 1-7. Romanatic-ID 739.
A.D. 34 - A.D. 37
11.92gm 28mmDanny S. Jones
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Augustus Denarius "Lucius and Caius"OBV: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI (F PATER PATRIAE)
Laureate portrait of Augustus, right.
REV: AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT
Lucius and Caius caesares standing facing,
each togate and resting hand on shield;
behind each shield, a spear;
above: simpulum and lituus.
C.L.CAESARES in exergue.
BMC 533, RSC 43.
Lugdunum mint between 7 - 5 B.C.
3.75gm 19.5mmDanny S. Jones
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Vespasian DenariusOBV: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII
Laureate head right.
REV: VES-TA to either side of Vesta
standing left, holding simpulum & scepter
RIC 360
A.D. 69 - A.D. 79
3.3gm 18mmDanny S. Jones
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Caligula AsOBV: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT
Bare head of Caligula left.
REV: VESTA S C
Vesta seated on ornate chair left,
holding patera and scepter.
BM-46, Paris-54, C-27, RIC-38.
A.D. 37-38
10.61gm 29 mmDanny S. Jones
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Domitian Denarius "Minerva"OBV: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TR P XI
Laureate bust of Domitian right. Dotted border.
REV: IMP XXI COS XV CENS P P P
Minerva left with thunderbolt and spear, shield at feet.
VM 42/1 pg 111
A.D. 81 - A.D. 96
3.4gm 18mm
Danny S. Jones
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Augustus As "Provident"Restoration Issue under Titus.
OBV: DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER
radiate head left.
REV: IMP T VEST AVG REST
S-C to either side of altar
PROVIDENT in exergue
RIC 191 (Titus)
28mm
Very RareDanny S. Jones
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Claudius As "Libertas"OBV:TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP
Bare head of Claudius left.
REV: LIBERTAS AVGVSTA
Draped Libertas standing facing,
head right, holding pileus in right hand
S-C in lower fields.
47 AD RIC 97/113
12.45gm 27mm
Danny S. Jones
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Tiberius DenariusOBV: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS
Laureate head of Tiberius Caesar, right.
REV: PONTIF MAXIM
Livia, as PAX seated right, holding long
verticle sceptre and olive branch.
Ornate legs to chair.
RCV.1763, RIC I 30. Lyon150; RSC 16a; BMCRE 48-60.BN28-31
A.D. 14 - 37
3.45gm 18mmDanny S. Jones
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Claudius QuadransClaudius Quadrans
OBV: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG around three-legged modius
REV: PON M TR P IMP PP COS II around SC. Dot between S and C.
RIC I, 90. Rome Mint A.D. 42
2.55g 18mmDanny S. Jones
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