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Domitian: 81 – 96 ADAE dupondius; Rome mint
Struck 85 AD
Obv. - IMP.CAES.DOMITIAN.AVG.GERM.COS XI; radiate head right, with aegis
Rev. - ANNONA / AVG, SC either side, SC in exurge; Annona seated right, holding sack of corn on lap, small figure standing left at her feet, stern of ship in the background
13.82 grams
27.65 mm
2 commentscmcdon0923Apr 11, 2024

Titus: as Caesar 70 - 79 ADAE dupondius; Rome mint
Struck 77 - 78 AD under Vespasian
Obv.: T CAESAR VESPASIANVS TR P COS VI; head radiate, facing left
Rev. CERES / AVGVST; Ceres standing left holding two wheat ears and poppy in right hand and scepter in left ; S C either side
12.23 grams / 27.1 mm
Ex. Curtis L. Clay Collection, HJB Sale #225, lot 55; earlier ex. NAC-Spink Taisei 52, part 2, lot# 2088
RIC-1027
2 commentscmcdon0923Oct 11, 2023

Trajan: 98 - 117 ADAE Dupondius; Rome Mint
Struck 98 - 99 AD
Obv. - radiate head right; IMP.CAES.NERVA.TRAIN.AVG.GERM.PM
Rev. - Abundantia seated left on chair formed by crossed cornucopia holding scepter; TRPOT / COS II P P; S C in exurge
12.49 grams / 26.69 mm
RIC 385cmcdon0923Jun 21, 2023

Nerva: 96 - 98 ADAE As; Rome Mint
Struck 97AD
Obv. - bare head right; IMP.NERVA.CAES.AVG.PM.TRP.II.COS.III.PP
Rev. - Libertas standing left, holding pileus and scepter, LIBERTAS / PVBLICA; SC either side
12.24 grams / 27.0 mmcmcdon0923Mar 08, 2023

Julius Caesar as Dictator; 49-44 BC
Struck 47/46 BC, Bithynia, Nicaea
Obv.: bare head of Julius Caesar right; EΠI ΓAIOV / OVBIOV / ΠANΣA,
Rev.: Nike advancing right, palm frond in left hand over shoulder, wreath upward in right; uncertain monograms to lower left and inner right, date ςΛΣ in exergue
7.12 grams / 23.6 mm
(ex. Heritage Auctions)

This is one of only two Roman Provincial issues with a definitive lifetime portrait of Julius Caesar. This is the first of those two issued, having been struck around 47/46 BC, a full two or more years before his assassination. The other was issued from Lampsacus, Mysia, in 45 BC. The first appearance of Caesar’s portrait on a coin struck in Rome, the denarii of M. Mettius, did not occur until January 44 BC, only three months before he was assassinated.

cmcdon0923Feb 20, 2023

Vespasian: 69 - 79 ADVespasian: 69 - 79 AD
AE dupondius; Rome mint
Struck 74AD
Obv. - Radiate head of Vespasian right ; IMP.CAES.VESP.AVG.P.M T.P.COS.V.CENS
Rev. – Felicitas standing facing, head left, caduceus raised in right hand, cornucopia cradled in left; S-C either side; FELICITAS.PVBLICA
14.28 grams / 26.46 mm
(photo courtesy Heritage Auctions)
1 commentscmcdon0923Oct 04, 2022

Claudius: AD 41-54Claudius; AD 41-54
Æ As; Rome mint
Struck AD 42-43
Obv. - Bare head left; TI.CLAVDIVS.CAESAR.AVG.PM.TR.P.IMP.P.P
Rev. - Minerva advancing right, brandishing spear and holding round shield; S / C either side
11.97 grams / 29.5mm
(photo courtesy of CNG)
RIC I 116
cmcdon0923Jul 06, 2022

Domitian: 81-96 ADDomitian: 81-96 AD
Æ As; Rome mint
Struck AD 87
Obv. - Laureate bust right, wearing aegis; IMP.CAES.DOMIT.AUG.GERM.COS XIII.CENS.PER.P.P
Rev. - Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia; SC either side; FORTVNAE / AUGVSTI
11.12 grams / 29.5mm
RIC II.1 548.
(photo courtesy of CNG)

1 commentscmcdon0923Jul 06, 2022

Trajan: 96 - 117 ADAE dupondius; Rome mint
Struck 114 AD
Obverse: IMP.CAES.NERVAE.TRAIANO.AVG.GER.DAC.P.M.TR.P. COS.V.P.P.
Radiated bust of Trajan to the right with draping over the left shoulder.
Reverse: SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI / SC either side of trophy with two shields at base
17.54 grams / 28.66 mm
RIC 586cmcdon0923May 02, 2022

Vespasian: 69 - 79 ADAE As; Rome Mint
Struck 71AD
Obv. - laureate head right; IMP.CAES.VEPASIAN.AVG.COS.III
Rev. - Victory stg. right on prow of ship, holding wreath and holding palm frond; VICTORIA / NAVALIS; S / C either side
10.40 grams / 26.9 mm
(ex. FORVM Ancient Coins)1 commentscmcdon0923Apr 08, 2022

Trajan: 98 - 117 ADAE Dupondius; Rome Mint
Struck 98 - 99 AD
Obv. - radiate head right; IMP.CAES.NERVA.TRAIN.AVG.GERM.PM
Rev. - Abundantia seated left on chair formed by crossed cornucopia holding scepter; TRPOT / (COS II); S C in exurge
13.88 grams / 26.27 mm
RIC 385cmcdon0923Jan 27, 2022

Vespasian: 69 - 79 AD - JUDAEA CAPTAAE sestertius
Struck 71 AD (Rome)
Obv. - IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TR PPP COS III, laureate head right
Rev. - Vespasian standing facing right to left of palm tree, foot on helmet, holding spear & parazonium, with Judaea seated below palm right, on cuirass, in attitude of mourning; JVDAEA CAPTA surrounding; SC in exurge
21.77 grams / 34.5 mm
RIC 1671 commentscmcdon0923Mar 03, 2021

Titus: 79 - 81 ADAE As; Rome Mint
Struck 80-81 AD
Obv: Laureate bust left. IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P COS VIII
Rev: Spes walking left, holding flower and raising hem of robe. SC either side.
10.15 grams; 26.2 mm1 commentscmcdon0923Feb 12, 2020

Nerva: 96 - 98 ADAE As; Rome Mint
Struck 97AD
Obv. - bare head right; IMP.NERVA.CAES.AVG.PM.TRP.COS.III.PP
Rev. - Equitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia, SC either side; AEQVITAS / AVGVST
12.24 grams / 27.0 mmcmcdon0923Mar 21, 2019

Titus: as Caesar, 69 - 79 ADAE As; Rome Mint
Struck 73AD (as Caesar under Vespasian)
Obv. - bare head right; T.CAESAR.VESPASIAN.IMP.IIII.PON.TR.POT.COS III
Rev. - Victory standing right, holding palm, placing wreath on standard; SC in exurge; VICTORIA / AVGVSTI
8.15 grams / 28.0 mm
(photo courtesy of CNG)1 commentscmcdon0923Mar 21, 2019

Julius Caesar; 49 - 44BCStruck ca. 45 BC; Lampsacus, Mysia
Obv: C G I L (Colonia Gemella(?) Iulia Lampsacus), laureate head of Julius Caesar right; countermark: ΛAE monogram in a rectangular punch.
Rev: priest plowing with two oxen, marking the pomerium (sacred boundary marking the foundation of a new Roman colony), Q LVCRETIO / L PONTIO in two lines above, II VIR before bull's forelegs, M TVRIO LEG in exergue
6.88 grams / 19.66 mm
(ex. FORVM Ancient Coins)

This type was the second issue to definitively feature a lifetime portrait of Julius Caesar, the first being an issue from Bithynia minted ca. 47/6 BC (RPC I 2026). Both of these bronze issues precede the earliest appearance of his portrait on a coin minted at Rome, that being the denarii of M. Mettius issued in January 44 BC.
1 commentscmcdon0923Feb 13, 2019

Vitellius: 69 AD "The Year of the Four Emperors"AE As
Spanish (Tarraco?) mint
Struck 69 AD (Jan - June)
Obv. - Laureate head left, globe at point of neck; A.VITELLIVS.IMP.GERMAN.
Rev. - Victory advancing left, holding shield inscribed SP/QR in two lines; VICTORIA / AVGVSTI / S-C either side
7.90 grams / 27.25 mm 1 commentscmcdon0923Oct 29, 2018

Otho: 69 AD "The Year of the Four Emperors"Æ23; Antioch, Seleukis & Pieria. Struck AD 69.
Obv. - laureate head facing right; IMP M OTHO CAE AVG around
Rev. - Large SC with dot above, within laurel wreath
RPC 4321
8.58 grams / 23.5 mm

Otho's reign was so short-lived, that he struck no bronze coins at the mint in Rome, only silver denarii and gold aurei. Only the provincial mint at Antioch struck bronze coins in his name. And because of the shortness of his reign, the engravers in Antioch had no likeness of Otho on which to model their coins’ image. So they went with a more “classical” image which, as we now know, really had very little in common with his true likeness.
cmcdon0923Oct 16, 2018

12 Caesars (+2)A not-so-virtual coin tray of the 12 Caesars, plus two additional who ruled during the 1st century AD.4 commentscmcdon0923Mar 16, 2018

Vespasian: 69 - 79 ADAE Dupondius
Struck 71 AD (Rome)
Obv. - IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III, radiate head right
Rev. - Roma seated left on cuirass, holding wreath in right hand and parazonium in left, two shields behind; S / C either side; ROMA in exurge
14.59 grams / 29.6 mmcmcdon0923Dec 21, 2017

Vespasian: 69 - 79 ADAE Dupondius (orichalcum)
Struck 72 AD (Lugdunum)
Obv. - IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN AVG COS IIII, radiate head of Vespasian to right, globe at point of bust
Rev. - (PAX / AVG) around, Pax standing facing, head left, sacrificing over a low altar to left from a patera held in her right hand, branch and caduceus in left; S - C across fields.
12.22 grams / 28.3 mm
RIC 1191

(Photo courtesy of Heritage Auctions)3 commentscmcdon0923Nov 25, 2017

Tiberius: 14 - 37 ADAE As; Rome Mint
Struck 15-16 AD
Obv. - bare head right; TI.CAESAR.DIVI.AVG.F.AVGVST.IMP.VII
Rev. - Livia seated right, S C ; PONTIF.MAXIM.TRIBVN.POTEST.XVII
10.40 grams / 28.03 mm1 commentscmcdon0923Apr 12, 2016

Augustus: 27 BC - 14 ADAE As; Rome Mint
Struck 11 - 12 BC
Obv. - bare head left; IMP CAESAR DIVI F AVGVSTVS IMP XX
Rev. - PONTIF MAXIM TRIBVN POT XXXIIII around SC
10.26 grams / 26.9 mm
ex. CNG; estate of Tom Cederlind1 commentscmcdon0923Apr 07, 2016

Julius Caesar; 46 - 44BCÆ Sestertius (poss. Dupondius)
Struck ca. 38BC, generally attributed to an unknown "Southern Italian" mint.
Rev. - Wreathed head of Julius Caesar right, DIVOS JVLIVS around
Obv. - Bare head of Octavian right, wearing slight beard CAESAR (DIVI), around
13.82 grams / 28.63 mm 1 commentscmcdon0923Aug 03, 2015

Nerva: 96 - 98 ADAE Dupondius; Rome Mint
Struck 98AD
Obv. - radiate head right; IMP.NERVA.CAES.AVG.GERM.PM.TRP.II
Rev. - Libertas stg. left holding pileus and scepter, SC either side; IMP II / COS IIII PP
13.57 grams / 27.33 mm
This reverse type is unrecorded for denominations other than the sestertiuscmcdon0923Jul 03, 2014

Nero: 54 - 68 ADAE As; Rome Mint
Struck 66 AD
Obv. - laureate head right; IMP.NERO.CAESAR.AVG GERM
Rev. - Temple of Janus, closed doors on right, signifying peace within the Empire; latticed window on left; S / C either side
PACE.P.R.VBIQ.PARTA.IANVM.CLVSIT
7.18 grams / 26.82 mmcmcdon0923Apr 13, 2014

Claudius: 41 - 54 ADAE As; Rome Mint
Struck 41 - 50 AD
Obv. - bare head left; TI.CLAVDIVS.CAESAR.PM.TR.P.IMP
Rev. - Constantia standing, left, right hand raised, left hand holding spear; S / C either side; CONSTANTAE / AVGVSTI
11.17 grams / 28.82 mm2 commentscmcdon0923Apr 13, 2014

Roman Emperors of the First Century A.D.A "virtual coin tray" displaying the Roman Emperors of the First Century A.D.

(I now realize that I omitted Trajan who became Emperor in 98 A.D., still the first century.)4 commentscmcdon0923Aug 04, 2013

Vitellius: 69 AD "The Year of the Four Emperors"AE As; Tarraco (Spain) Mint
Struck 69AD
Obv. - laureate head left; A.VITELLIVS.IMP.GERMAN
Rev. - Libertas standing left, holding pileus and scepter, S / C either side; LIBERTAS /RESTITVTA
13.77 grams / 27.2 mm3 commentscmcdon0923Dec 28, 2012

Domitian: 81 - 96 ADAE As; Rome Mint
Struck 95-96AD
Obv. - laureate head right; IMP.CAES.DOMIT.AVG.GERM.COS.XV(???)
Rev. - Virtus standing left, with spear and parazonium, S C either side; VIRTVTI / AVGVSTI
10.06 grams3 commentscmcdon0923Aug 22, 2012

Trajan: 98 - 117 ADAE As; Rome Mint
Struck 99 - 100AD
Obv. - laureate head right; IMP.CAES.NERVA.TRAIN.AVG.GERM.PM
Rev. - Victory alighting left holding shield containing SPQR; S / C either side; TR.POT.COS.III.PP (poss.)
11.75 grams / 27.09 mm1 commentscmcdon0923Mar 15, 2012

Galba: 68/69 ADAE As; Rome Mint
Obv. - bare head right, IMP.SER.GALBA.CAES.AVG.PM.TR.P
Rev. - Libertas standing left, holding pileus and sceptre, S / C either side; LIBERTAS / PVBLICA
11.18 grams / 26.76 mmcmcdon0923Mar 15, 2012

Otho: 69 AD "The Year of the Four Emperors"AE29; Antioch, Seleukis & Pieria, Syria.
Obv. - laureate head right; IMP M OTHO CAE AVG
Rev. - SC in wreath of eight laurel leaves.
RPC 4320
13.38 grams / 29.02 mm

Otho's reign was so short-lived, that he struck no bronze coins at the mint in Rome, only silver denarii and gold aurei. Only the provincial mint at Antioch struck bronze coins in his name. And because of the shortness of his reign, the engravers in Antioch had no likeness of Otho on which to model their coins’ image. So they went with a more “classical” image which, as we now know, really had very little in common with his true likeness.cmcdon0923Mar 15, 2012

Galba: 68/69 ADAE As; Rome Mint
Obv. - bare head right, IMP.SER.GALBA.CAES.PM.TR.P
Rev. - Libertas standing left, holding pileus and scepter, S / C either side; LIBERTAS / PVBLICA
10.60 grams / 27.2 mm1 commentscmcdon0923Aug 10, 2008

Caligula: 37 - 41 ADAE As; Rome Mint
Struck 37 - 38AD
Obv. - bare head left; G. CAESAR.AVG.GERMANICVS.PON.M.TR.P
Rev. - Vesta seated left, holding patera and scepter; VESTA above; large S / C either side
11.72 grams / 27.2 mm1 commentscmcdon0923Jul 21, 2008

Titus: 79 - 81 ADAE Dupondius; Rome Mint
Struck 74AD (as Caesar, 69 - 79AD)
Obv. - radiate head right; T.CAESAR.IMP.COS.III.CENS
Rev. - Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopia; S / C either side; FELICITAS / PVBLICA
11.23 grams
27.2 mmcmcdon0923Jul 21, 2008

Vespasian: 69 - 79 ADAE As; Rome Mint
Struck 71AD
Obv. - laureate head right; IMP.CAES.VEPASIAN.AVG.COS.III
Rev. - Aequitas standing left holding scales and rod; large S / C either side; AEQVITAS / AUGVSTI
12.18 grams / 27.0 mm1 commentscmcdon0923Jul 21, 2008

Claudius: 41 - 54 ADAE As; Rome Mint
Struck 41 - 42AD
Obv. - bare head left; TI.CLAVDIVS.CAESAR.AVG.P.M.TR.P.IMP
Rev. - Libertas standing, facing right holding pileus in right hand, left hand extended; large S / C either side; LIBERTAS / AVGVSTA
11.72 grams / 27.1 mmcmcdon0923Jul 21, 2008

Nero: 54 - 68 ADAE As; Lugdunum (Lyon) Mint
Struck 66 AD
Obv. - bare head right, globe at tip of bust; IMP.NERO.CAESAR.AVG.P.MAX.TR.P.P.P
Rev. - Victory flying left with shield inscribed SPQR, S / C on either side
10.40 grams / 27.8 mm1 commentscmcdon0923Jul 21, 2008

Tiberius: 14 - 37 ADAE Dupondius; Commagene (Syria) Mint
Struck 20 - 21AD
Obv. - laureate head right; TI.CAESAR.DIVI.AVGVSTI.F.AVGVSTVS
Rev. - Winged caduceus between two crossed cornucopea; PON.MAXIM.COS.III.IMP.VII.TR.POT.XX.TI
12.04 grams / 27.1mmcmcdon0923Jul 21, 2008

Augustus: 27BC - 14ADAE As; Lugdunum (Lyon) Mint
Struck circa 15 - 10BC
Obv. - laureate head right; CAESAR / PONT.MAX
Rev. - alter of Lugdunum; ROME.ET.AVG in exurge
9.02 grams / 27.9 mm1 commentscmcdon0923Jul 21, 2008

Nerva: 96 - 98 ADAE As; Rome Mint
Struck 97AD
Obv. - laureate head right; IMP.NERVA.CAES.AVG.PM.TRP.COS.III.PP
Rev. - clasped hands, SC beneath; CONCORDIA / EXERCITVVM
11.92 grams
29.1 mm5 commentscmcdon0923Apr 16, 2008

Domitian: 81 - 96 ADAE As; Rome Mint
Struck 84AD
Obv. - laureate head right; IMP.CAES.DOMITIAN.AVG.GERM.COS.X
Rev. - Moneta standing left, holding cornucopia and scales; S / C either side; MONETA / AVGVST
11.23 grams
28.0 mm2 commentscmcdon0923Apr 16, 2008

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