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Roman Coinage from
the Time of the 12 Caesars
Listed below are Roman coins from the period of the twelve Caesars which
lasted from Julius Caesar through the reign of Domitian. The Roman coins of the time of the 12 Caesars are an interesting
mixture of designs rooted in the coinage of the Roman Republican period and
those which show the evolution of the coinage into the Roman coinage of the
Imperial period. During the reign of Octavian the Roman
Imperial period was ushered in when the Roman senate granted Octavian the title
"Augustus", which became the name by which he is best remembered. Imperial
status was transferred by the assumption of the title "Augustus" by his
successors, so the original granting of the title by the Roman senate is
considered to be the beginning of the Roman Imperial period.
| (RI0001) Julius Caesar, Italy 49 B.C. |
| AR Denarius (Fourree) |
| Obv. - Elephant walking right, trampling on serpent. |
| Rev. - No legend, simpulum, sprinkler, axe, and apex
(emblems of the pontificate). |
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| Attribution: Sear (2000) - 1399 |
| (RR0003) Sextus Pompey, 42-40 B.C. |
| AR Denarius |
| Obv. - Bare head of Pompey the Great right between jug and
lituus. |
| Rev. - Brockage. |
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| Attribution: Sear (2000) - 1392, RSC - Pompey the Great 17 |
| (RR0002) Brutus, Western Asia Minor or Macedonia,
summer/autumn 42 B.C. |
| AR Denarius |
| Obv. - COSTA LEG., laurelled head of Apollo right. |
| Rev. - BRVTVS IMP., trophy. |
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| Attribution: Sear (2000) - 1436, RSC - 4 |
| (RS0106) Mark Antony, committed suicide in 30 B.C. |
| AR Denarius |
| Obv. - ANT. AVG. III. VIR. R. P. C., Galley right, mast
with banners at prow. |
| Rev. - LEG. V, Legionary eagle between two
standards. |
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| Attribution: Sear (2000) - 1479 |
| (RS0107) Mark Antony + Octavian, 41 B.C. |
| AR Denarius |
| Obv. - M. ANT. IMP. AVG. III. VIR. R. P. C. M. BARBAT. Q.
P., (MP and AV in monogram) Bare head of Mark Antony right. |
| Rev. - CAESAR IMP. PONT. III. VIR. R. P. C., Bare head of
Octavian right. |
| Comments: Minted: Ephesus, spring - summer 41 B.C. |
| Attribution: Sear (2000) - 1504 |
| (RI0002) Octavian, Italy (summer) 37 B.C. |
| AR Denarius |
| Obv. - IMP. CAESAR DIVI. F. III. VIR. ITER. R.P.C., Bare
head of Octavian right. |
| Rev. - COS. ITER. ET. TER. DESIG.,
Simpulum,
aspergillum, jug, and
lituus (emblems of the augurate and
pontificate). |
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| Attribution: Sear(2000) - 1544, Van Meter - 21 |
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