Julio-Claudians 27 BC--68 AD
|
|
|
|
|
002a01. AugustusAR cistophorus. 27mm, 11.48 gm. Pergamum mint, ca. 19-18 BC. Obv: IMP•IX•TR•PO•V, bust of Augustus R; Rev: S•P•R•
SIGNIS / RECEPTIS, legend in opening of triumphal arch decorated with aquila on each wall and inscribed IMP•IX•TR•POT•V and surmounted by halted quadriga right with charioteer. RIC I 510.lawrence c
|
|
002a1. AugustusAs. AD 11-12. 26.9mm, 9.42 g. Obverse: IMP CAESAR DIVI F AVGVSTVS IMP XX, laureate bust left. Reverse: PONTIF MAXIM TRIBVN POTEST XXXIIII around large SC. RIC I 471 Rome
lawrence c
|
|
002a10. AugustusCARIA, Antioch ad Maeandrum: Augustus (27 BCE-14 CE) AE17. 2.74g, 17mm, 12h. Obv: ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ; Laureate head of Augustus r. Rev: ΙΑΣΩΝΟΣ ΣΥΝΑΡΧΙΑ in laurel wreath
RPC I 2831. AMCC Auction 3, Lot 119.
lawrence c
|
|
002a11. AugustusMACEDON. Thessalonica. Ae. 20mm, 8.03 g. Obv: ΘEOC. Bare head of Julius Caesar right. Rev: ΘECCAΛONIKEΩN. Bare head of Augustus right. RPC I 1555. Naumann Auction 115, Lot 574.
lawrence c
|
|
002a12. AugustusKings of Thrace. (Sapean). Rhoemetalkes I with Augustus (Circa 11 BC-12 AD). Ae. 20mm, 4.42 g. Obv: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ POIMHTAΛΚΟV. Diademed head of Rhoemetalkes right. Rev: KAIΣAPOΣ ΣEBAΣTOV. Bare head of Augustus right. RPC I 1718. Naumann Auction 122, lot 465.
lawrence c
|
|
002a13. AugustusAE17. 17mm, 6.08 g. Philippi (?), Macedonia or Parium. AVG, head right / Two colonists ploughing right with two oxen. BMC (Parium) 86-88. RPC 1656 (for Philippi).lawrence c
|
|
002a14. AugustusAE24, Kingdom of Thrace. 22. 5mm, 8.52 g.BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΡOIMHTAΛKOY, jugate heads of King Rhoemetalkes & Queen Pythodoris right / KAIΣAΡOΣ ΣEBAΣTOY, bare head of Augustus right. SNGCop 1190, SGI 5396. RPC 1711.lawrence c
|
|
002a15. Augustus & LiviaAugustus and Livia. Antioch ad Maeandrum, Caria. 18mm, 4.23 g.
Obv: ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ; laureate head of Augustus, r.
Reverse: ΑΓΕΛΑΟΥ ΣΥΝΑΡΧΙΑ; draped bust of Livia, r.
RPC 2829.lawrence c
|
|
002a16. Augustus (?)AE28. 28.4mm, 19.34 g. Uncertain date. Uncertain mint. Obv: Bare head right. Rev: Spear, quaestor's chair, and fiscus. Q below. RPC I 5409, Sear CRI 957.
NOTE: A somewhat controversial coin, with no confrmed attributions. RPC & Forum believe it to be Augustus. Sear has a similar view, but places in the Octavian period. Others have ascribed it to Sosius.
A FORUM coin.lawrence c
|
|
002a2. AugustusPergamon, Mysia. AE 19. 98-117 AD. 21mm, 7.54 g. AYTOKΡATOΡA CEBACTON KAICAΡA, laureate head right / CEBACTON ΠEΡΓAMHNOI, tetrastyle temple with statue of Augustus within. RPC 2356lawrence c
|
|
002a3. AugustusAE Dupondius. 16 BC. AVGVSTVS TRIBVNIC POTEST, three lines in wreath of oak leaves / C CASSIVS CELER IIIVIR AAAFF around large SC. Cohen 408. RIC 375.lawrence c
|
|
002a4. AugustusDenarius. Lyons mint, 2 BC - ca 13 AD. CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE. laureate head right / AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, C L CAESARES below, Gaius and Lucius standing front, each with a hand resting on a round shield, a spear, and in field above, a lituus right and simpulum left (in "b9"-like formation). BMC 533, RSC 43. RIC 207.lawrence c
|
|
002a5. AugustusAR denarius. 18mm. Lugdunum mint, ca. AD 11-10. Obv: AVGVSTVS-DIVI F, laureate head of Augustus right; dotted border. Rev: IMP-XII, Diana advancing right, wearing long drapery and polos on head, drawing arrow with right hand from quiver over left shoulder, bow forward in left hand; SICIL in exergue. RIC I 197a.lawrence c
|
|
002a6. AugustusAR cistophorus. 24mm, 11.37 gm. Ephesus mint, ca. 25 BC. Obv: IMP•CAE-SAR, bare head of Augustus right; linear border. Rev: AVGV-STVS, six grain ears bound together; pellet in center, dotted border. RIC I 481.lawrence c
|
|
002a8. AugustusAE 25 As. 24mm, 12.4 g. Colonia Patricia (Corduba), Spain. 19/18-2 BC. PERM CAES AVG, laureate head left / COLONIA PATRICIA in two lines within wreath. SGI 16, RPC 129, Lindgren 87.lawrence c
|
|
002a9. AugustusAE17. Kyzikos, Mysia. 16mm, 5.96 g. Obverse: Bare bust right, no legend. Reverse:ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ; capricorn, left, with head turned back; monogram including ΖΚ ;.
RPC 2245lawrence c
|
|
002B. LiviaWife of Augustus. Already married (to an opponent of Octavian), with a son, the future emperor Tiberius. Married Octavian in 38 BC while pregnant with her sevond son, Drusus the Senior. Her husband who had been pressured to divorce her then gave her away at the wedding. Octavian divorced Scribonia in order to marry Livia. She reportedly was very astute politically. Known as Julia Augusta from 14 AD. She died in 29 AD.lawrence c
|
|
002b1. LiviaCILICIA. Mallus. AE21. Obv: Draped bust left. Rev: ΜΑΛΛΩΤΩΝ. Facing statue of Athena Megarsis, holding spear and serpents. 21mm, 5.70 g. RPC I 4016; SNG von Aulock 5723. Naumann Auction 96, Lot 485.lawrence c
|
|
002b2. LiviaAugusta, Cilicia, Syria. 16.3mm, 5.55 g. Struck under Tiberius, Year 6 (25/26 AD) Obv: draped bust of Livia, r. Rev: ΑΥΓΟΥΣΤΑΝΩΝ; capricorn with globe, r.; above, star. RPC 4007. A FORUM coin.lawrence c
|
|
002c. AgrippaAgrippa was the closest ally of Augustus from the time that Octavian began his campaign for power. Agrippa was a very skilled general and without his military skills, it was unlikely that Octavian would have succeeded. This close relationship continued during the implementation of the empire. It is generally believed that Augustus intended for Agrippa to succeed him in power, but Agrippa died in 12 BC.lawrence c
|
|
002c1. AgrippaGAUL. Nemausus. Ae As. 11.71 g., 25mm. Obv: IMP / DIVI F. Heads of Agrippa, wearing combined rostral crown and laurel wreath, and Augustus, bare, back to back. Rev: COL - NEM. Crocodile chained to palm frond with wreath attached, two branches below.
RPC I 523; RIC² 155.
[For a solo portrait of Agrippa, see under Caligula.]lawrence c
|
|
002d. Gaius & Lucius CaesarGaius was the grandson of Caesar. Adopted by Augustus in 17 BC in an apparent effort to ensure succession. He however died in 4 AD. Lucius was the younger brother of Gaius Caesar. Adopted by Augustus at same time as Gaius, but he died in 2 AD.lawrence c
|
|
002d. Gaius Caesar Laodicea ad Lycum,Phrygia. 13.1mm, 2.66 g. Issued ca 5 BC. Magistrate: Anto Polemon (philopatris). Obv: ΓΑΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ; bare head of Gaius Caesar, r. Rev: ΠΟΛΕ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ; eagle. RPC 2900.lawrence c
|
|
002d2. Augustus with Gaius and Lucius CaesarsJulia Traducta, Spain. 31.4mm, 19.52 g. Obv: PERM CAES AVG, bare head left. Rev: C L CAES IVL TRAD, bare heads back to back of Caius and Lucius Caesars. Cohen 185, SGI 165, RPC 107.
A FORUM coin.lawrence c
|
|
002e. Lucius & Gaius Caesar Aegae, Aeolis. 17.5mm, 3,49 g. Magistrate: Diphilos Phaita (agonothete). ca 10-1 BC. Obv: ΑΙΓΑΕΩΝ ΛΕΥΚΙΟΝ; bare head of Lucius Caesar, r.
Rev: ΓΑΙΟΝ ΔΙΦΙΛΟϹ ΦΑΙΤΑ ΑΓΩΝΟΘΕΤΑϹ; bare head of Gaius Caesar, r. RPC 2428.lawrence c
|
|
002f. JuliaDaughter of Augustus. She was married to Agrippa, bearing five children, and she later married Tiberius. She became renowned for alleged licentious conduct. This led to her banishment. She died in 14 AD.lawrence c
|
|
002f1. Julia AE18 of Pergamum, Mysia. Before 2 BC. 18mm, 3.69 g. Obverse: ΛIBIAN HPAN XAPINOΣ, draped bust of Livia right. Reverse: IOVΛIAN AΦPOΔITHN, draped bust of Julia right. RPC 2359.lawrence c
|
|
002g. Agrippa PostumusSon of Agrippa and Julia. Possible heir to Augustus; opposed by Livia (in favor of Tiberius). Exiled in 7 AD, and murdered in 14 AD. Provincial coin only.lawrence c
|
|
002h. MarcellusNephew and son-in-law of Augustus. RPC 5415 identifies a provincial coin with his portrait.lawrence c
|
|
003a. TiberiusAugustus 14-37 AD
Reluctantly adopted by Augustus as heir. He was a capable general, but not an able emperor. In 26 AD, he retired to Capri and never returned to Rome.lawrence c
|
|
003a01. TiberiusTarraconensis, Hispania Citerior. Turiaso. AE 27 (27.4 mm, 10.78 g, 7 h). Romano-Celtiberian coinages. C Caecilius Sere M Valerius Qvad IIviri. TI CAES[AR AVGVST F IMPERAT], Laureate head of Tiberius right / MVN [TVR C] / CAEC SER [M VAL QVAD / II / VIR], bull standing right, head turned towards viewer / right; uncertain object (?) beneath bull. RPC I 417. Agora Auction 102, Lot 96.lawrence c
|
|
003a1. TiberiusCILICIA. Olba. Ae 23mm, 10.26g. Ajax, high priest and toparch. Dated year 1 or 2 (10/1 or 11/2). Obv: ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ. Laureate head right. Rev: ΚΕΝΝΑΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΛΑΛΑΣΣΕΩΝ / ΑΡΧΙΕΡΕΩΣ ΑΙΑΝΤΟΣ ET / E ΤΕΥΚΡΟΥ ΤΟΠΑΡΧΟΥ ΕΠΙ ΔΙΟΔO.
Legend around and in five lines; thunderbolt between. RPC 3731. lawrence c
|
|
003a2. TiberiusCopper as, thin flan, 5.461g, 25.7mm, 315o, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, as caesar, 12 A.D.; obverse TI CAESAR AVGVST F IMPERAT VII, laureate head right; reverse ROM ET AVG, Altar of Lugdunum, decorated with corona civica between laurels and nude male figures, flanked by Victories on columns facing center raising wreaths. RIC I 245. A FORUM coin.lawrence c
|
|
003a3. TiberiusCommagene, Syria. AE As 32mm, 17.98 g. 19-20 AD. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVGVSTI F [AVGVS]TVS, laureate head right.
Rev: PONT MAXIM COS III IMP VII TR POT XXII, winged caduceus between two cornucopiae. RPC 3869. RIC 89. BMC 174.lawrence c
|
|
003a4. TiberiusAR Denarius. Lugdunum mint. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head right. Rev: PONTIF MAXIM, Livia (as Pax) seated right, holding olive-branch and inverted spear; chair legs ornamented, triple line below. RSC 16b, RIC 28.lawrence c
|
|
003a6. TiberiusAs. Rome mint. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST IMP VIII. Bare head left. Rev: PONTIF MAXIM TRIBVN POTEST XXIIII.
Large S C. RIC II 44. 9.82 g. 30 mm. Naumann Auc 113, Lot 610.
lawrence c
|
|
003a8. TiberiusPHOENICIA. Tripolis. Ae. Hieratikos, magistrate. Obv: ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ. Bare head right. Rev: ΙΕΡΑΤΙΚΟΣ ΤΡΙΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ. Warrior on horse riding right, holding labrys; maeander pattern in exergue. RPC I 3052; SNG Copenhagen 739. 5.59 g., 19 mm. Naumann Auc 128, lot 571.lawrence c
|
|
003a9. TiberiusPHRYGIA. Eumenea. Ae. 20mm, 4.89 g. Kleon Agapetos, magistrate. Obv: ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ. Laureate head right. Rev: KΛEΩN AΓAΠHTOΣ / EΥMENEΩN. Zeus standing left, holding patera and sceptre; star and crescent to left. RPC I 3147 (this coin shown); SNG Copenhagen 391; SNG von Aulock 3589; BMC 37. Naumann Auction 137, lot 403 lawrence c
|
|
003b. DrususSon of Tiberius. He was the potential heir to the throne, but died at age 36, probably by poison administered by his wife who was involved with the praefect Sejanus.
lawrence c
|
|
003b01. DrususAE As. 26.5mm, 8.75 g. Struck under Tiberius, 21 -22 AD. Obv: DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N, bare head left. Rev: PONTIF TRIBVN POTEST ITER around large SC. RIC 45.lawrence c
|
|
003b02. Tiberius & DrususTiberius and Drusus. Thessalonika. 20mm, 3.85 g.
Obv: TIBEΡIOΣ KAIΣAΡ, laureate head right
Rev: ΘEΣΣAΛONIKEΩN, Bare head of Drusus right. Varbanov 4196; Moushmov 6693.lawrence c
|
|
003c. Gemellus & Germanicus GemellusTiberius Julius Caesar Nero was known as "Gemellus" (the twin). Born 19 AD. He was the son of Drusus and Livilia, the grandson of Tiberius, and the cousin of Caligula. Caligula had him put to death or forced him to commit suicide in 37 or 38 AD, viewing him as a possible claimant to the throne. His twin brother Germanicus died in infancy and was on coins only with Tiberius Gemellus.lawrence c
|
|
003c01. Gemellus Æ16. 15.2mm, 3.11 g. Philadelphia, Lydia. ca 37 AD. Obv: TIBEΡION CEBACTION, bare head of Tiberius Gemellus right. Rev: N[EO]KECAΡEIΣ, Winged thunderbolt. A FORUM coin.lawrence c
|
|
003c02. Tiberius Gemellus & Germanicus Junior Æ Sestertius. 34mm, 25.25 g. Confronting heads, each on top of cornucopia, caduceus between / DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N PONT TR POT II around large SC. RIC 42.lawrence c
|
|
004a. Gaius CaligulaAugustus 37-41 AD
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, nicknamed Caligula ("little boots") as a child. Initially viewed by the Roman public as a major improvement over Tiberius, and showed some initial promise. Best known for his excesses while emperor. Assassinated by a wide-ranging conspiracy.lawrence c
|
|
004a01. Gaius CaligulaCARIA. Cidrama. Ae. Mousaios Kallikratos Pr-, magistrate. Obv: ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ. Bare head left. Rev: KIΔPAMHNΩN / MOYΣAIOΣ KAΛΛIKPATOYΣ ΠP. Goddess standing facing with arms outstretched. 19mm, 5.54 g. RPC 2874; SNG von Aulock 2585; SNG Copenhagen 193. Naumann Auction 96 Lot 434. Posted on Wildwinds.lawrence c
|
|
004a1. CaligulaKingdom of Bosporus. AE22. 22.5mm, 9.44 g. Obv: King Aspurgus' (8 BC to 38 AD) diademed head right, BAP monogram behind, IΓ under chin. Rev: ΓAIOV KAICAΡOC ΓEPMANIKOY, Caligula's bare head right. Lindgren III 156, RPC 1904.lawrence c
|
|
004a2. CaligulaAE As. 27mm, 9.48 g. Struck 37-8 AD. Obv: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, bare head left. Rev: VESTA above, S C across field, Vesta seated left, holding patera and sceptre. Cohen 27, RIC 38.lawrence c
|
|
004a4. CaligulaKings of Thrace, Rhoemetalkes III, Bronze AE 31; RPC Online I 1722 Thrace, uncertain mint, 19.216g, 31.3mm. 38 – Jan 41; obverse ΓAIΩ KAIΣAPI ΓEPMANIKΩ ΣEBAΣTΩ, laureate head of Caligula left; reverse BAΣIΛEYΣ POIMHTAΛKAΣ KOTVΩΣ, Caligula on right, seated left on curule chair, presenting diadem to Rhoemetalkes, on left, standing right, holding transverse scepter (or spear) in left hand. A FORUM coin.lawrence c
|
|
004a5. CaligulaCaligula & King Rhoemetalkes III. Thracian Kingdom. AE (22 mm, 7.24 g). AIΩ KAIΣAΡI ΣEBAΣTΩ, laureate head of Caligula left / BAΣIΛEYΣ ΡOIMHTAΛKAΣ, diademed & draped bust of Rhoemetalkes III left. BMC 2, Jurukova 209, SGI 5407. Agora Auc 2 (2023), Lot 271.lawrence c
|
|
004b. Caesonia Milonia Caesonia. Fourth wife of Caligula. Killed as part of the same plot against Caligula.lawrence c
|
|
004b01. Caesonia (?)
Carthago Nova, Spain. AE 28. 27mm, 11.17 g. Obv: C CAESAR AVG GERMANIC IMP P M TR P COS, laureate head right. Rev: CN ATEL FLAC CN POM FLAC II VIR Q V I N C, SAL-AVG across field, head of Caesonia (?) as Salus right. SGI 419, RPC 185.
NOTE: There is a dispute over the identification of the female bust on the reverse. Sear identifies it as Caesonia, (as the personification of Salus), the fourth wife of Caligula. RPC and Vagi identify it as Salus. There is one other provincial coin that clearly is of Caesonia.lawrence c
|
|
004c. Drusilla & Other SistersDrusilla was the sister of Caligula, with whom he was reported to have an incestuous relationship. She has some solo portraits on provincial coins. His other two sisters, Agrippina the Younger and Julia, were on coins as part of the trio of sisters. For a portrait coin of Agrippina, see 005c.lawrence c
|
|
004c01. Drusilla & Other SistersGaius (Caligula). Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 23.85 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck AD 37-38. C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, Laureate head left / AGRIPPINA DRVSILLA IVLIA Gaius' three sisters standing facing: Agrippina (as Securitas) leaning on column, holding cornucopia, and placing hand on Drusilla (as Concordia), holding patera and cornucopia; on right, Julia (as Fortuna) holding rudder and cornucopia. RIC I 33. Portrait defaced in antiquity. CNG Auction 553, Lot 463.lawrence c
|
|
004d. AgrippaGrandfather of Caligula, who struck posthumous coins. For a bio of Agrippa, see under Augustus.
lawrence c
|
|
004d01. Agrippa
Coin: AE As. Obv: M AGRIPPA L F COS III, head 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.lawrence c
|
|
004e. Agrippina SeniorAgrippina Senior was the daughter of Julia, Augustus's daughter. She was the wife of Germanicus, and had nine children with him, including Caligula and Agrippina Junior. After the death of Germanicus, she became opposed to Tiberius. She was banished by Tiberius in 29 AD, and she died of starvation four years later. All coin issues were posthumous.lawrence c
|
|
004e01. Agrippina Senior AE Sestertius. 36.5mm, 25.60 g. Struck under Caligula. Obv: AGRIPPINA M F MAT C CAESARIC AVGVSTI, draped bust right. Rev: S P Q R MEMORIAE AGRIPPINAE, funeral cart pulled by two mules to left. Cohen 1, RIC 42.lawrence c
|
|
004f. Nero Caesar & Drusus CaesarBrothers of Caligula, who struck posthumous coins. Both killed by plots of Sejanus, the praetorian prefect, in 31 and 33 AD respectively.lawrence c
|
|
004f01. Nero Caesar & Drusus Caesar AE Dupondius. 28mm, 11.10 g. Struck under Caligula. 37-38 AD. Obv: NERO ET DRVSVS CAESARES, Nero & Drusus on horseback riding right. Rev: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT around large S C. Cohen 1. RIC 34.lawrence c
|
|
005a. ClaudiusAugustus 41-54 AD
Uncle of Caligula. Claudius was somewhat an 'accidental' emperor. He was viewed as slow-witted and not suitable for emperor. When Caligula was assassinated, the Praetorians left Claudius alive and proclaimed him as Emperor. Once in office, he proved to a capable ruler, although his marriages created constant stresses for him. It was rumored but never proven that he was poisoned by Agrippina Junior.lawrence c
|
|
005a01. ClaudiusAE As, Spanish Mint, 27mm, 8.76 grams. Obverse: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, Bare head of Claudius left. Reverse: Minerva advancing right holding spear and shield, S C to either side. RIC 100.lawrence c
|
|
005a1. ClaudiusClaudius
EGYPT. Alexandria Ae Diobol. 25mm, 10.52 g. Obv: ΤΙΒ ΚΛΑV ΚΑΙ ϹƐΒΑϹ ΓƐΡΜA. Laureate head right; star in front. Rev: ΑVΤΟΚΡΑ / L[B, Γ, Δ or Ϛ].
Bull butting right. RPC 5122 (for LB) & 5138 (for LΓ) & 5149 (for LΔ) & 5167 (for LϚ). lawrence c
|
|
005a10. ClaudiusBerytus, Phoenicia. 11.85 g; 21.5mm. 41-54 AD. Obv: TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM, bare head left. Rev: COL IVL, Colonist plowing right with yoke of oxen. RPC 4546.lawrence c
|
|
005a10. ClaudiusNicaea, Bithynia. Ae. Pasidienus Firmus, proconsul. 20mm, 4.36 g. Obv: ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΣ. Bare head right. Rev: ΠΑΣΙΔΙΗΝΟΣ ΦΙΡΜΟΣ ΠΑΤΡΩΝ ΠΟ / ΑΝΘΥΠΑΤΟΣ. Legend around ΝΕΙΚ monogram. RPC I 2048; BMC 12. Naumann Auction 130, lot 366lawrence c
|
|
005a11. ClaudiusClaudius Æ 22mm of Berytus, Phoenicia (modern Beirut). AD 41-54. TI CLAVD CAESAR, laureate head to left / Two aquilae facing one another; two signa behind, vertical V/VIII between. Sawaya 404 (D80/R175); Rouvier 509; RPC I 4547. 10.50g, 22mm, Roma Numismatics Aug 104, Lot 650 (Dec 2022)
NOTE: Thanks to information provided by Mark Fox, veterans from the V Legion Alaudae were given land in Berytus by Mark Antony; during the reign of the emperor Augustus, former soldiers of V Macedonica and VIII Augusta were settled in Berytus.lawrence c
|
|
005a2. ClaudiusAE As. 27.5mm, 12.03 g. Obv: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, bare head left. Rev: LIBERTAS AVGVSTA S-C, Libertas standing facing with pileus, extending left hand. RIC 113; BMC 204; Cohen 47; Sear 1860.lawrence c
|
|
005a3. ClaudiusPhilippi, Macedon. AE26. 28mm, 11.2 g. Obv: TI CLAVDIVS CAES AVG P M TR P IMP P P Bare head left. Rev: COL AVG IVL PHILIP, Statue of Divus Julius being crowned by statue of Divus Augustus. RPC 1654.lawrence c
|
|
005a5. ClaudiusAE As. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, bare head left / LIBERTAS AVGVSTA S-C, Libertas standing facing with pileus, extending left hand. RIC 113; BMC 204; Cohen 47; Sear 1860.lawrence c
|
|
005a6. ClaudiusClaudius
Imitative Sestertius
32mm, 12.5 g.
Claudius AE Sestertius. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head right / SPES AVGVSTA, S C in exergue, Spes walking left, holding flower and lifting hem of skirt.
Similar to RIC 115.
NOTE: Based on discussions on the Forum discussion board, these imitative sestertii were minted primarily in Britain, Spain, and Gaul to serve the need for local coinages. Some were countermarked with DV to indicate that they had the value of a dupondius. They reportedly are particularly common finds at military posts and in civilian settlements near those posts.lawrence c
|
|
005a7. ClaudiusAE Quadrans. Rome, 41 AD. Obv: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG around modius. Rev: PON M TR P IMP COS DES IT around large SC. RIC 84, Cohen 70. Sear 1863lawrence c
|
|
005a8. ClaudiusAE as (26.26 mm, 10.37 g, 8 h). Western mint, struck A.D. 41-50. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, bare head left / LIBERTAS AVGVSTA, Libertas standing front, head right; right hand raised and holding pileus. cf. RIC 97; cf. BMCRE 145. From the D. Thomas Collection. Agora Auc 106, Lot 158.lawrence c
|
|
005b. Valeria MessalinaValeria Messalina was the second cousin of Claudius and became his third wife around 39 AD. She had two children, Britannicus and Octavia. She became publicly notorious for her sexual profligacy and was executed in 48 AD. The execution likely had more to do with suspicions that she was plotting against Claudius, as evidenced by her public marriage to another noble while still married to Claudius, than her other behavior.
lawrence c
|
|
005b01. Valeria Messalina AEOLIS. Aegae. Ae. 17mm, 3.84 g. Obv: ΜЄCΑΛЄΙΝΑ CЄΒΑCΤΗ. Draped bust right. Rev: ΑΙΓΑЄωΝ. Zeus standing left, holding eagle and sceptre. RPC I 2430; SNG Copenhagen 23.lawrence c
|
|
005b2. Claudius & Valeria MessalinaClaudius and Messalina. Billon Tetradrachm of Alexandria. 24mm, 12.42 g. Year 1 = 41 AD. Obv: TI KΛAYΔI KAIΣ ΣEBA ΓEΡMANI AYTOKΡ, laureate head of Claudius right, LA in lower right field. Rev: MEΣΣAΛINA KAIΣ ΣEBAΣ, Messalina standing facing, head left, leaning on draped column, holding figures of two children in extended right hand and cradling two grain ears in left arm. RPC 5113. lawrence c
|
|
005c. Agrippinna JuniorDaughter of Germanicus, sister of Caligula, mother of Nero, and fourth wife of Claudius (her uncle). Maneuvered to have Nero become Emperor; reputed to have poisoned Claudius.lawrence c
|
|
005c01. Agrippinna Junior Hierapolis, Phrygia. Bronze assarion, RPC I 2983 (4 spec.); SNGvA 3649; BMC Phrygia p. 249, 127, Hierapolis (near Pamukkale, Turkey) mint, weight 3.731g, maximum diameter 16.2mm, die axis 0o, magistrate Magytes Neoteros, c. 55 A.D.; obverse AΓPIΠΠINA ΣEBAΣTH, draped bust right; reverse MAΓYTHΣ NEΩTEPOΣ IEPAΠOΛEITΩN, Demeter seated left on throne, stalk of grain and two poppies in right hand. A FORUM coin.lawrence c
|
|
005c1. Agrippina JuniorAE16. 18mm, 3.12 g. Aezani, Phrygia. Obv: AΓΡIΠΠINAN CEBACTHN, draped bust right. Rev: AIZANITΩN, draped bust of Persephone right, ear of corn before. BMC 92, SGI 532.
lawrence c
|
|
005c2. Agrippina JuniorAE 14.8mm, 2.93 g. Philadelphia, Lydia. 54-59 AD.
Obv: AΓΡIΠΠEINAN ΣEBAΣTHN, draped bust right.
Rev: ΦIΛAΔEΛΦEΩN NEIKANΩΡ, cornucopiae full of fruit. RPC 3042; BMC 59.
lawrence c
|
|
005c3. Claudius & Agrippina JuniorEphesos,Ionia. AE19 Assarion. 20.8mm, 6.57 g. Obv: Jugate busts of Claudius and Agrippina right. Rev: EΦE KOYΣI-NIOΣ TO Δ to left and right of stag standing right. RPC 2624. A FORUM coin.lawrence c
|
|
005d. Nero Claudius DrususFather of Claudius. Nero Claudius Drusus was one of the best generals under Augustus. He died in 9 BC while on campaign after an accidental fall from his horse.
lawrence c
|
|
005d01. Nero Claudius Drusus AE sestertius. Struck by Claudius. 36mm, 26.87 gm. Rome, AD 42-43. Obv: NERO CLAVDIVS DRVSVS GERMANICVS IMP, bare head of Drusus left. Rev: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TRP IMP P P, Claudius seated L on curule chair, holding branch & roll; weapons & armor around; S C below.
RIC I (Claudius) 109.lawrence c
|
|
005e. GermanicusGermanicus, brother of Claudius, was a very popular and able general who died in 19 AD under suspicious circumstances involving a possible poisoning that may have been ordered by Tiberius. Caligula, Germanicus's son, also struck posthumous coins.lawrence c
|
|
005e01. GermanicusCoin: AE As. 28mm, 9.40 g. Struck under Claudius. Obv: GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N, bare head of Germanicus right. Rev: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP PP around large SC. RIC Claudius 106.lawrence c
|
|
005e2. GermanicusAE 20mm, 5.05 g. Corinth. C. Heius Pollio and C. Mussius Priscus, duovirs. Obv: GERMANICVS CAESAR COR, Bare head right. Rev: C MVSSIO PRISCO IIVIR HEIO POLLIONE ITER, Legend in four lines within wreath. RPC 1142.lawrence c
|
|
005e3. Germanicus and DrususGermanicus, with Drusus (heirs of Tiberius) Æ 19mm of Sardes, Lydia. AD 23-38. ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΕΩΝ, bare head of Germanicus / ΔΡΟΥΣΟΣ ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ, bare head of Drusus to right. RPC I 2992; BMC 110. 3.10g, 19mm, 11h. Roma Numismatics Auc 104, Lot 648 (Dec 2022)lawrence c
|
|
005f. Antonia MinorDaughter of Marc Antony; Wife of Nero Drusus; Mother of Claudius; Grandmother of Caligula. Antonia was popular and highly respected by the Romans. She died around 37 AD, possibly by a suicide forced by Caligula.lawrence c
|
|
005f01. Antonia MinorAE Dupondius. 28.8mm, 13.91 g. ca 50-54 AD. Struck under Claudius. Obv: ANTONIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right. Rev: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P S C, Claudius, togate, standing left with simpulum. Cohen 6, RIC 104. A FORUM coin.lawrence c
|
|
005g. BritannicusSon of Claudius by Messalina, born in 41 AD. Replaced as heir by Nero, and poisoned at age 14 after Nero assumed power.lawrence c
|
|
|
|
