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Asinius GallusGaius Asinius Gallus
AE17
Temnos, Aeolis
17mm, 2.83 g.
Obv: ΑCINIOC ΓΑΛΛΟC AΓNOC, bare head of Asinius Gallus right.
Rev: APOΛΛΟC ΦAINIOY TAMNITAN, head of Dionysos right, wreathed in ivy.
RPC I 2447.

NOTE: Struck as proconsul of Asia. A foe of Tiberius, in 11 BC, he married Tiberius's ex-wife, Vipsania. He was suspected of fathering Tiberius's son, Drusus the Younger. In 30 AD, Tiberius had him imprisoned and for three years kept him in solitary confinement and near-starvation until he died. He was then placed under damatio memoriae.

A FORUM coin.
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Indutilli LibertusGermanus Indutilli Libertus
Under Augustus
Gaul
Quadrans
19mm, 2.8 g.
circa 10 BC
Uncertain mint (Trier)
Obv: Head of Indutilli right
Bev: Bull butting left, GERMANVS above, INDVTILLI in exergue.
RPC I 506, RIC I 249.

NOTE: According to RPC I, p. 149, this type is common and that "distribution...is centered in Gallia Belgica, possibly around Treviri [Trier]...This series may be regarded as an auxiliary regional coinage struck in the name of a local authority, Germanus Indutilli L(ibertus), whose features appear on the obverse."
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Judea Antonius FelixJudaea, Antonius Felix procurator, AE Prutah. Year 14 = 54 AD. NERW KLAV KAICP, two crossed shields and spears / BPIT, six branched palm tree bearing two bunches of dates; L-ID K-AI across field.lawrence c
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Judea CoponiusJudaea, Coponius, Roman Prefect under Augustus, 6 - 9 A.D.

Bronze prutah.
Jerusalem mint, 16.4 mm, 1.734 g.
6 A.D.; obverse KAICAPOC (of Caesar), barley head curved right; reverse eight branched date palm tree bearing two bunches of dates, L - Λς (year 36).
Hendin 1328; Meshorer TJC 311; RIC I 4954.

A FORUM coin.
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Judea Marcus AmbibulusMarcus Ambibulus Prefect Under Augustus 9-12 C.E. AE Prutah. Ear of barley curved to right; KAICAPOC (of Caesar) / Eight-branched palm tree bearing bunches of dates; date in field LM = YEAR 40 = 10 C.E. Meshorer 3, RPC 4956.lawrence c
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Judea Pontius PilatePontius Pilate, procurator of Judea under Tiberius, 26-36 AD, bronze prutah of 14.7 mm, 2.05 grams. Struck in the year 29 or 30 AD. LIZ (date) within a wreath / Lituus.lawrence c
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Judea Pontius PilatePontius Pilate, procurator of Judea under Tiberius, 26-36 AD, bronze prutah. 2.180g,16.0mm, die axis 0o, 30 A.D.; obverse TIBEPIOY KAICAPOC, lituus (augural wand); reverse LIZ (year 17) within wreath A FORUM coin.
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Judea Porcius FestusProcurator Under Nero 59-62 AD, AE Prutah. Year 5 = 59 AD. NEP/WNO/C, legend in a wreath tied at bottom with an X / Palm-branch surrounded by KAICAPO & date LE.lawrence c
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Judea Valerius GratusJudaea, under Roman Procurator Valerius Gratus, under Tiberius, AE Prutah. Year 11 (24 AD). IOV-ΛIA and date L-IA across field, palm branch / TIB-KAI-CAΡ, three lines in wreath. Meshorer 329; Hendin 647.lawrence c
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Paullus Fabius MaximusPaullus Fabius Maximus was related to Augustus by marriage and was a descendant of Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (220 - 160 B.C.), the conqueror of King Perseus of Macedon. As a quaestor, he accompanied Augustus on his trips to the East from 22 to 19 B.C. He was consul in 11 B.C. and subsequently proconsul (governor) of Asia. He apparently enjoyed poetry and was a correspondent of both Horace and Ovid (both mentioned him in their works). His portrait on coinage indicates Augustus' friendship and appreciation. MATTHEW KREUZER: Tacitus suggests that Fabius Maximus traveled with Augustus to release his grandson Postumus from banishment and replace him with a slave named Clement. In this account, Augustus intended for Postumus to succeed him instead of Tiberius. However, Fabius Maximus told his wife who alerted Livia. The plot was brutally suppressed.
Bronze AE 15, RPC Online I 2941 (10 spec.); AMC I 1386; Imhoof-Blumer KM p. 238, 14; Imhoof-Blumer GM 688; SNG Cop -; SNGvA -; BMC Phrygia -, VF, dark patina, highlighting earthen deposits, off center, mild porosity, light scratches, Phrygia, Hierapolis (near Pamukkale, Turkey) mint, weight 3.745g, maximum diameter 15.2mm, die axis 0o, magistrate Dryas, c. 10 - 9 B.C.; obverse ΦABIOΣ MAΞIMOΣ, bare head of Fabius Maximus right; reverse IEPAΠO/ΛEITΩN / ΔPYAΣ in three lines within laurel wreath tied at the bottom. A FORUM coin.
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Paullus Fabius MaximusProconsul of Asia, ca. 10-9 B.C. Phrygia, Hierapolis. AE (15 mm, 3.76 g). Chares Ko—, son of Chares. 10-9 BC. ΦABIOΣ MAΞIMOΣ, bare head of Fabius Maximus right / ΙΕΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΧΑΡΗΣ ΚΩ in three lines within wreath. RPC I 2932; BMC 96. Agora Auc (2023), Lot 305lawrence c
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Plautius SilvanusBrass AE 20, RPC I 2364; SNG Cop 461; BMC Mysia p. 139, 242; AMC I 1218; McClean 7715. Pergamon (Bergama, Turkey) mint. 4.026g, 20.1mm. die axis 30o, M. Plautius Silvanus (proconsul), 4 - 5 A.D.; obverse ΣIΛBANON ΠEPΓAMHNOI, the proconsul M. Plautius Silvanus, on left, standing facing, head left, togate, patera in right hand, Demos behind him, standing facing, head left, bearded, wearing military garb, crowning the proconsul with laurel wreath; reverse ΣEBAΣTON, temple with four columns, statue of Augustus within, standing facing, head left, wearing military garb, inverted spear in his right hand, ∆HMOΦΩN in exergue. A FORUM coin.

NOTE: Proconsul of Asia from 4 to 5 A.D.
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Stati LiboPraefect, AE20-22. Time of Augustus, 27 BC–14 AD. Spanish mint. Obv: CN STATI LIBO PRAEF, bare head right. Rev: SECERDOS beneath patera and praefericulum. RPC 483; SNG Cop 471; Vives 131. 6.05 g., 22 mm. Naumann Auction 94 Lot 242.
NOTE: Known only from this issue of coinage. He probably was praefect of Octavian's troops in Hispania.
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Thorius FlaccusThorius Flaccus
Proconsul under Augustus
Nicaea, Bithynia.
6.23 g, 22 mm.
Obv: ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ. Bare head of Thorius Flaccus right.
Rev: ΕΠΙ ΑΝΘΥΠΑΤΟΥ / ΘΩΡΙΟΥ ΦΛΑΚΚΟΥ / HPA. Head of Hera right.
RPC I 2029.

Note: Thorius Flaccus served as proconsul of the province of Bithynia under Augustus. He is only known from his coin issues at Nicaea (RPC 2027-30) and Nicomedia (RPC 2062-3).
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VarusP. Quintilius Sex. F. Varus
Legate
Antioch ad Orontem, Syria.
AE Trichalkon
20.4mm, 7.68 g.
5-4 BC. Dated Year 27 of the Actian era.
Obv: Laureate head of Zeus right.
Rev: ANTIOXEΩN EΠI OVAΡOV, Tyche, turreted, seated right on rock, holding palm branch, the river-god Orontes swimming right at her feet; date ZK in right field.
BMC 59; Butcher 50c; RPC 4252.

NOTE: Publius Quinctilius Varus was a Roman general and politician under Augustus. From 7 or 6 BC until 4 BC, he governed Syria brutally. Varus is most infamous for losing three Roman legions in a series of running ambushes by Germanic tribes led by Arminius in the battle of the Teutoburg Forest. Varus committed suicide. In the aftermath, Augustus reportedly continued for a long while to mutter "Quinctilius Varus, give me back my Legions!"

A FORUM coin.
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Vedius PollioLegate of Asia, circa 29/8-27 BC. LYDIA. Tralles (as Caesarea). Menandros, son of Parrhasios, magistrate. AE 19mm, 6.26 g.
Obv: OYHIΔIOΣ KAIΣAPEΩN. Bare head of Vedius Pollio; uncertain object to left. Rev: ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΣ ΠΑΡΡΑΣΙΟΥ. Laureate head of Zeus right. RPC 2635; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen 688; BMC 76-8; Waddington 1626-9.

NOTE: Vedius Pollio became one of the more notorious members of the ruling class, with several Roman writers condemning his actions. Cassius Dio provided the most scathing description. He stated that Pollio was “…a man who in general had done nothing deserving notice…without any achievement of consequence in his record; but he had become exceddingly renowned for his wealth and his cruelty, so that he has even won a place in history…I may mention that he kept in tanks huge eels trained to eat men, and was accustomed to throw to them the slaves that he desired to put to death. Once, when he was entertaining Augustus, the cupbearer shattered a crystal goblet, and without respect to the guest he ordered that the fellow be thrown to the eels. Hereupon the boy fell to his knees supplicating Augustus who at first tried to persuade Pollio not to carry out his intentions. As his host would not yield the point the emperor said: ‘Bring all the rest of the drinking vessels which are of the same sort or any others of value you possess, for I want to use them,’ and when they were brought he ordered them to be broken. The master seeing this was of course vexed but could no longer be angry over one cup…and could not punish his servant for what Augustus had done; therefore reluctantly he took no action.”
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