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Trajan
(98-117
AD) Trajan was a welcome relief to the people of Rome at
the end of a century that had seen more than it's fair share of
cruel tyrants assume the purple. A genuine military hero,
Trajan was adopted as heir to the throne by Nerva, and became
sole ruler of the Roman Empire at the age of 45. He refused to
pay the annual tribute to Dacia that had been exacted from
Domitian, and then defeated them in battle, so adding Daccia
(Hungary, Transylvania etc) to his empire. He set about
making new roads and repairing the old ones at his own
expense. He also built a stone bridge over the Danube, a
feat hitherto thought impossible. He died in Cilicea on
his way home from a successful campaign in the East.
Silver
Tetradrachm of Tyre in Phoenicia. His head with eagle and
club under. The reverse depicts city goddess seated on
rocks.Price: £78
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Trajan
(98-117)
Silver
denarius, the reverse depicting Mars,
the god of war, carrying a trophy.Price: £42
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Hadrian
(117-138)
silver
denarius, the reverse depicting woman with short tunic holding
plough and rake.Price:
£62
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Hadrian
(117-138)
silver
denarius, the reverse depicting Salus (Health and safety)
feeding a serpent. A little worn, but a reasonable and
recognisable portrait.Price: £44
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Sabina
(Mrs
Hadrian) Sabina was led a dog's life by her husband who
humiliated her in public and taunted her with his boyfriends.
She despised him. Silver denarius, the reverse
depicting Concordia seated.Price
£75
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Antoninus
Pius (138-161 AD) Denarius,
the reverse depicting Liberalitas.
Price
£38
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Faustina
Senior
Wife of Antoninus Pius, Faustina died not long after her
husband became Emperor. He grieved for 20 years, and
honoured her with an extensive commemorative coinage, of which
this silver denarius is an example.Price
£42
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Marcus Aurelius
(161-180 AD)
Denarius as Ceasar (139-161). The reverse depicts Aequitas
standing.Price
£66
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Faustina Junior
Anna
Galeria Faustina was a woman of great beauty, who married marcus
Aurelius in 145 AD. She bore him umpteen children
including the monster Commodus. She had lovers by the dozen,
intrigued outrageously, and quite possibly murdered Co-Emperor
Lucius Verus. However her husband, in the words of Gibbon
"was the only man in the empire who seemed ignorant or
insensible of the irregularities of Faustina . . he
promoted several of her lovers to posts of honour and
profit". She died at Halala in AD 175 whilst accompanying
her husband on a journey to the Eastern Provinces.
Silver
denarius of Faustina Junior, the reverse depicts Aeternitas..
Price
£46
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Lucius
Verus
(161-9)
Silver denarius, the reverse depicting Mars. Nice dark toning.Price
£76 SOLD
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Lucilla
Lucilla
was born in 149, the daughter of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina
II. She was married to Lucius Verus at the age of 15 and a
widow at 20. When in her early 30's she was involved in a
plot against her awful brother Commodus and was eventually put
to death. Silver denarius, the reverse depicting Vesta.Price
£65
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Commodus
(177-192)
Commodus
was, of course, mad, and demanded that his people worship him as
the reincarnation of Hercules. Silver
denarius with a good portrait of a remarkably young and sane
looking Commodus. The reverse depicts Roma holding
Victory..Price
£58
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Septimius
Severus (193-211
AD)
Severus
was born in Leptis Magna in 146 AD. An outstanding general, he
was proclaimed Emperor by his troops on reaction to the news
that the Praetorian guard had sold the Empire to the highest
bidder (Didius Julianus) He rapidly disposed of Julianus and one
or two other potential rivals and set about improving the Roman
Empire. He did this conscientiously, but so keen was he to
keep in the good books of his troops, he pampered his formidable
forces, and relaxed their discipline to a farcical degree.
Despite this, they could still fight, and when the Scots invaded the
northernmost territory of his Empire, he soon quelled the
uprising and forced them to surrender a large part of Scotland
in exchange for peace. However he became extremely angry
when they reneged on the deal, and so sent a new army to
Caledonia with instructions, not to subdue the Scots, but to
exterminate them. However, before his orders could be put
into force, he died in York on February 4th AD 211
Silver
denarius
of Septimius Severus the reverse depicting Victory.
Price: £28
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Julia
Domna
Second wife of S. Severus, Julia was described by Gibbon as "deserving
all that the stars could promise her. She possessed, even
in an advanced age, the attractions of beauty, united to a lively imagination,
a firmness of mind and a strength of judgement seldom bestowed
on her sex" I must point out that these were his words
and not mine! After the death of Septimius, she tried to
exert a moderating influence over her ghastly son Caracalla, but
when he was murdered in 217, she considered her position
hopeless and starved herself to death.
Silver
denarius of Julia Domna, the reverse depicting Vesta standing.
Price
£56
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Caracalla
(198-217)
Silver denarius of the tyrant, who became ruler of the entire
Roman world at the age of 10. the reverse depicts Mars.Price
£42
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Plautilla
(Wife
of Caracalla)
Silver denarius, the reverse depicting Pietas. Plautilla came
from an extremely wealthy family, and her dowry was simply
enormous. She was, however, exceedingly haughty even to
her husband. This was dangerous behaviour and he soon came
to hate her. In 205, she was banished to the island of
Lipari, and after a miserable 7 years, Caracalla had her
murdered alongside their daughter.Price
£55
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Geta
(209-212
AD) Geta had the misfortune to be the younger brother of Caracalla.
It was intended that the two should reign together, but Geta was
murdered on the orders of his co-ruler who then set about trying
to rid the world of his memory. It is said that anyone so
much as speaking or writing the name Geta was put to
death. Caracalla even attempted to destroy every coin
bearing his brother's portrait. But fortunately,
from a numismatic point of view, he failed!
Silver
denarius of Geta when Caesar (198-209). Reverse shows the doomed
young man sacrificing over tripod & altar.
Price
£48
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