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Sesterius of Emperor Caligula
The coin’s obverse illustrates a profiled bust of Agrippina Senior (14 BCE-33 CE), granddaughter of Emperor Augustus and mother of Emperor Caligula. Agrippina and her husband, General Germanicus, conspired to regain control over the Roman Empire from…
Denarius of Diva Faustina Sr
A bust of Annia Galeria Faustina, better known as Faustina Senior or Major, is on the obverse side. She was married to Emperor Antoninus Pius and they had two sons and two daughters, one of whom was also called Faustina (or Faustina Junior or Minor).…
Tags: Ceres, Diva, Faustina, royal women
AR Sestertius of Antoninus Pius
Emperor Antoninus Pius issued this coin to commemorate his late and deified wife Faustina (the Elder), renowned for her beauty and wisdom, who passed in 140 CE. The front side of this coin is the draped bust of Roman Empress Diva Faustina, who wore…
AR Denarius of Tiberius
Shown on the obverse side of the coin is Tiberius. On the reverse side is Tiberius's mother, Livia. Tiberius is pictured with a crown that represents power. Livia also had much power within Rome. Since there were limited women of power, Livia's…
Tags: royal women
AR Denarius of Marcus Aurelius
Emperor, stoic philosopher, and author of The Meditations, Marcus Aurelius was the last of Rome's Five Good Emperors. “You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” His teachings, such as this,…
AR Denarius of Elagabalus
The obverse depicts Elagabalus, born Sextus Varius Avitus Bassius, a controversial and absent emperor. Elagabalus forced Rome to worship the Syrian sun deity, Elagabal, in place of Jupiter; arranged a marriage to a prominent enemy of Rome, Urania; …
Tags: Elagabalus, Roma, shield, spectre, Victory
AR Billion Tetradrachm of Nero
Nero was one of Rome’s most selfish and self-obsessed rulers. He often depicted himself as a god by wearing the sun god Sol’s crown as on this coin. On the back of the coin, the city of Alexandria is personified as Nero. After a great fire, Nero…
Tags: Alexandria, fire, Nero, Sol