Ironically, the category only covers eleven emperors, as Julius Caesar is included in the Imperatorial Era category,
However, the first 11 emperors honoured a large number of people on their coins, and so you will find many interesting characters depicted on the coins from this period.
This period ends with the murder of Domitian, after which Nerva is the first emperor in the period of the Adoptive Emperors.
Reverse: 2 priests with yoke of 2 oxen right plowing the pomerium (sacred boundary)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.5 g
Reverse: 2 priests with yoke of 2 oxen right plowing the pomerium (sacred boundary)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.3 g
Reverse: Athena standing left, holding spear and shield; Π_AIΩNIOY CYNAPXIA ANTI / OXEΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.3 g
Reverse: Zeus Laodicea standing left with eagle and staff; ZEVΞIΣ / ΦIΛAΛHΘHΣ / ΛAOΔIKEΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.15 g
Reverse: serpent-entwined staff; ZEVΞIΣ / ΦIΛAΛHΘHΣ / ΛAOΔIKEΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.51 g
Reverse: bull right; ·C·V·I·CEL· / II·VIR / L·BAGGIO / (MN)·FESTO
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.1 g
Reverse: Name and titles of the duoviri around wreath; (MVN)·(AV)GVSTA·BILBILIS / L·COR·C(AL)IDO·L·SEMP.R(VT)ILO II·VIR
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 14.1 g
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Reverse: S-C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17.5 g
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Reverse: S·C inside laurel wreath of eight leaves
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 14.77 g
I'm not sure what to make of the ^ under the bust, I see it on others sold of this #, but not all dies, signed die? workshop letter?
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Reverse: ZEYΞIΣ ΦIΛAΛHΘHΣ ΛAOΔIKEΩN, Zeus Laodiceus standing facing left, holding eagle and scepter
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 5.46 g
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Reverse: SC inside an oak wreath
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 15.54 g
SC stands for "senatus consultum", a decree of the senate.
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Reverse: CERERIS, Ceres seated facing left, with long torch, and ears of corn with poppies over altar
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 7.66 g
The obverse inscription translates to "Commander-in-Chief Augustus"
The reverse inscription translates to "of Ceres"
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Reverse: M POSTVM ALBIN L PORC CAPIT II VIR Q, Priest standing facing, holding simpulum and branch
Die Orientation: 8 H
Weight: 14.94 g
The obverse inscription translates to "Augustus, son of the Divine (referring to Julius Caesar)"
The reverse translates to "Marcus Postumius Albinus, Lucius Porcius Capito, Two men for a 5 year term"
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Reverse: A PLAVTIVS PROCOS, Temple of Aphrodite at Paphos, containing conical xoanon; semicircular courtyard
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 4 g
Denomination is probably supposed to be a quadrans given the size and weight per RPC.
The obverse inscription translates to "Commander-in-Chief Caesar, son of the Divine (referring to Julius Caesar)"
The reverse inscription translates to "Aulus Plautius, Proconsul"
Reverse: COLO PATR, Patera, aspergillum, jug, and lituus (priestly implements)
Die Orientation: 4 H
Weight: 3.17 g
The obverse inscription translates to "[struck with] Permission of Caesar Augustus"
The reverse inscription translates to "Colonia Patricia"
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Reverse: IVLIA TRAD in two lines within oak wreath
Die Orientation: 2 H
Weight: 8.92 g
The obverse inscription translates to "[struck with] Permission of Caesar Augusuts"
The reverse inscription translates to "Julia Traducta"
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Reverse: APXIE-PATIKON ANTIOXEIΣ Λ, Inscription in four lines within wreath of an archiereus
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 14.5 g
This coin names Augustus as "Archiereus" which appears to be similar to Pontifex Maximus (Chief Priest), but for the region of Antioch.
The obverse inscription translates to something like "to Caesar Augustus, our Archiereus"
The reverse inscription translates to something like "The Archiereus of the Antioch region, Year 30"
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Reverse: CAESAR AVGVSTA L CASSIO C VAL FEN, Vexillum on base; II VIR to left and right
Die Orientation: 4 H
Weight: 5.34 g
The obverse inscription translates to "Augustus, son of the Divine (referring to Julius Caesar)"
The reverse inscription translates to "Caesaraugusta, to Lucius Cassius and Gaius Valerius Fene(stella?) as two magistrates to govern the colony
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Reverse: C CAESAR AVG F PONT COS, Bare head of Gaius Caesar facing right
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 9.94 g
Translations:
Obverse: "Caesar Augustus, Father of the Fatherland"
Reverse: "Gaius Caesar, son of Augustus, Priest, Consul"
Reverse: ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΠΙΚΕΩΠ, Inscription in two lines within laurel wreath
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 10.24 g
Reverse: MVN ERCAVICA, Bull standing facing right
Die Orientation: 1 H
Weight: 9.34 g
Reverse: C VAR RVF SEX IVL POL II VIRQ, Simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex
Die Orientation: 5 H
Weight: 13.92 g
Reverse: IVLIA TRAD in two lines within oak wreath
Die Orientation: 10 H
Weight: 7.91 g
The obverse inscription translates to "[struck with] Permission of Caesar Augusuts"
The reverse inscription translates to "Julia Traducta"
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Reverse: ΛAMΨAK, Priapus standing facing left
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 3.22 g
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Reverse: K Y Z I surrounding torch within wreath
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 3.8 g
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Reverse: AΦPOΔIΣIEΩN, Cult statue of Aphrodite
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 4.65 g
Minted under Caligula
Reverse: legend within laureate wreath; AVGVSTVS
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.5 g
Reverse: Dolphin entwined around trident within laurel wreath
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.6 g
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Reverse: bull right; L·F(VL)·SPARSO / L·S(AT)VRNINO / M·C·I II / VIR
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 14.7 g
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Reverse: C V I CEL L BAGGIO MN FESTO II VIR, Bull standing facing right
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 9.83 g
RPC notes a dating of 17 BC or later given the use of DIVI F in the name
Reverse: Tyche seated right holding palm, below rivergod Orontes swimming right; EΤΟΥΣ__ΝΙΚΗΣ / ΘK / (ΥΠΑ) ΙΓ / (AVT)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 14.2 g
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Reverse: LIBERALITATIS IVL EBOR; Patera, aspergillum, jug, simpulum, and knife
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 21.66 g
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Reverse: A PLAVTIVS PROCOS, Temple of Aphrodite at Paphos, in which conical xoanon; semi-circular courtyard
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 2.86 g
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Reverse: A PLAVTIVS PROCOS, Zeus Salaminios standing facing, holding philae and scepter; eagle rests on left wrist
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 3.02 g
RPC lists the wrong obverse inscription, it should be the inscription listed for RPC I 3905, this coincides with the plates in RPC I Part II anyway.
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Reverse: COL-NEM, palm tree curving to right, crocodile right chained below, wreath to left of palm tip with long ties trailing to right
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 12.45 g
Reverse: Chained crocodile standing right; palm and filleted wreath behind COL_NEM
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.1 g
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Reverse: COL NEM, Crocodile chained to palm-shoot with tip right; above palm-tip left a wreath with long ties
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 12.65 g
The reverse symbolizes the capture of Egypt after the Battle of Actium, and the soldiers that won that battle were granted land in Colonia Nemausus.
Reverse: Bare head of Tiberius right; TIBEPIOΣ__KAIΣAP
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.85 g
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Reverse: Bare head of Tiberius right; TIBEPIOΣ__KAIΣAP
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.35 g
Reverse: diademed head of Aphrodite right; AΦPOΔI_ΣIEΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4 g
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Reverse: ΓEΡMANIKOΣ ΘEΣΣAΛONIKEΩN, Bare head of Germanicus facing left
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 9.03 g
Reverse: Veiled bust of Antonia (grandmother of Caligula); ANTΩNIA_ΣEBAΣTH
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.41 g
Reverse: Veiled bust of Antonia (grandmother of Caligula); ANTΩNIA_ΣEBAΣTH
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.96 g
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Reverse: GER CAESAR PVLCHRO III VARIO IIVIR, Bare head of Germanicus facing right
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 6.67 g
Reverse: draped bust of Artemis right, quiver on shoulder; ΑΙΖΑΝΙΤΩΝ ΕΠΙ ΠΡΑΞΙΜΕ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.8 g
Reverse: macedonian shield; ΣEBAΣTOΣ MAKEΔONΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 7.57 g
Reverse: macedonian shield ΣEBAΣTOΣ MAKEΔONΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.53 g
Reverse: bull butting right; AYTOKPA / L B
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.3 g
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Reverse: ΕΤΟΥC ΚΑΙCΑΡΕΩΝ Γ, Head of Tyche facing right, wearing turret headdress and veil
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 5.61 g
On the other hand Sydenham attributes it to Caesarea in Cappadocia.
ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡ="Claudius Caesar"
ΕΤΟΥC ΚΑΙCΑΡΕΩΝ Γ="[object] of the People of Caesarea, Year 3"
Reverse: aquila on thunderbolt right, signum on each side; COL·_·A·A·_PATR / X_XII
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 10.3 g
Reverse: SC - Large SC within laurel wreath.
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 13.73 g
Reverse: Stag right; KOVΣI / NIOΣ / (TO) _ / Δ / EΦE
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.2 g
Reverse: legend within wreath; EΠΙ / ΑΦΡΙΝ / ΟΥ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.4 g
Reverse: Draped bust of Britannicus left; BPETANNIKOC ΘECCAΛONI
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 7.22 g
Reverse: facing cult statue of Artemis Ephesia, wearing polos and veil; KΙΛΒΙΑΝΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΑΝΩ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.3 g
Reverse: Ares standung left holding spear and shield; ΦIΛIΠΠO_ΠOΛEITΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.4 g
Reverse: veiled and turreted head of Tyche right; KAIΣAPEΩN ΠP ANAZAPBΩ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.4 g
Reverse: Demeter standing left, holding corn-ears and long sceptre; ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 10.3 g
Reverse: SC - Large SC within laurel wreath.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 13.42 g
Reverse: Head of Titus right; AYTOKPATOPOΣ·TITOY·OYEΣΠAΣIAN_OY·
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 14.2 g
Reverse: Zeus Salaminios standing facing, head left, holding phiale and short scepter, eagle on left wrist
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 2.75 g
Mints were in Paphos and Salamis, neither RPC nor Tziambazis commits to attributing this issue to a specific mint.
Reverse: head of Dionysos right wearing ivy-wreath; AΠOΛΛAC ΦAINIOV TAMNITAN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.1 g
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Reverse: ΛΕVΚΙΩΝ, Bare head of Lucius facing right
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 3.79 g
Reverse: veiled bust of Eirene right, caduceus left, star right; EIPH_NH
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.1 g
Reverse: REV: EΛEΦΘEPIA, Eleutheria standing left holding wreath in outstretched right hand, left resting on column holding sceptre, in front simpulium
Die Orientation: 10 H
Weight: 10.51 g
Reverse: Aquila between two standards; MVNIC__ITALIC / PE_R / AV_G
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.4 g
Reverse: shield within wreath; PERM AVG COL ROM
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.5 g
Reverse: Head of Drusus right ΔPOYΣOΣ // ΣAPΔIANΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.7 g
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Reverse: ΔPOVΣOΣ KAIΣAP, Bare head of Drusus facing right
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 2.92 g
Reverse: bare head of Augustus right; ΘEΣΣAΛO_NIKEΩN
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.3 g
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Reverse: Helmeted bust of Minerva left wearing aegis; WY'T in neophoenician script
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.5 g
Reverse: bust of Zeus right, star right; ΔΙΟΣ ΟΛ_Υ_ΜΠΙΟΥ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 9.05 g
Reverse: eagle standing on thunderbol left, palm branch left; Ϛ / HP
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.25 g
Reverse: Apollo standing half left, holding raven and labrys; EΥMENEΩN / IOΥΛIOΣ / KΛ_EΩN / AΡXIEΡEΥΣ AΣIAΣ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.3 g
Reverse: large S·C within laurel wreath
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.71 g
Reverse: Poppaea as Kore seated left, holding poppy and scepter; ΠΟΠΠΑΙΑ CΕΒΑCΤΗ ΚΛΑΥΔΕΙΚΟ_NΙΕωΝ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.4 g
Reverse: Zeus seated left, holding phiale and long scepter, owl below; CEPOYHNIOY KAΠITΩNOC KAI IOYΛIAC CEOYHPAC EPI AΠX TO Γ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.4 g
Reverse: AYTOKPA, Bust of Alexandria facing right, wearing elephant-skin headdress, and drapery; LIB in right field
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 13.81 g
The reverse inscription translates to: "Commander-in-Chief" and LIB=Year 12 of his reign, which corresponds to 65-66 AD
Reverse: Eagle standing facing right on globe; SC in fields
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 9.68 g
The countermark of course translates to "Galba", very intentionally struck over Nero's face.
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Reverse: Draped bust of Alexandria right, wearing elephant skin headdress, AYTO-KRA; date LIB to right
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 13.02 g
Reverse: Zeus Lydios standing left, holding thunderbolt and scepter; VΠA / IOV_ΓP // HΓHCIΠΠ / OC
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.5 g
Gauis Julius Hegesippos, grammateus
Reverse: draped bust of Alexandria right wearing elephant skin; AYTO_KPA / LIB
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.6 g
Reverse: corbita with helmsman sailing right; dolphins below; ΣΕBAΣTOΦOPOΣ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.8 g
Reverse: Dikaiosyne standing half left, holding scales and two ears of corn; ΕΠΙ ΤΙ ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ ΠΡΟΚΛΟΥ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.7 g
Reverse: AYTOKPA / LIΓ - Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Roma right; date LIΓ to right.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 13.16 g
Reverse: AYTO KPA / L I - Draped bust of Serapis right, wearing calathus. LI (date) in right field.
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 12.3 g
Reverse: ETOYΣ BIP • Θ - Eagle standing right on thunderbolt with wings displayed; to right, • and palm frond.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 13.39 g
Reverse: Draped bust of Agrippina II right; AΓPIΠΠEINHΣ ΣEBAΣTHΣ; Γ / EP
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 14.4 g
Reverse: Radiate head of Augustus right; ΘEOΣ ΣEBAΣTOΣ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.2 g
Reverse: draped bust of Poppaea right; ΠΟΠΠΑΙΑ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ LI
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.3 g
Reverse: Laureate head of Tiberius right; TIBEPIOΣ KAIΣAP
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 12.44 g
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Reverse: MENANΔPOC ΦIΛOKAICAP OTΔ, Head of Helios facing right, wearing crown
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 5.58 g
Reverse: Two figures plowing right with oxen
Die Orientation: 10 H
Weight: 4.8 g
Reverse: MVNIC ITALIC PERM DIVI AVG, Altar inscribed PROVIDENTIAE AVGVSTI in three lines
Die Orientation: 1 H
Weight: 13.59 g
Reverse: SEGO BRIGA, Inscription in two lines inside wreath
Die Orientation: 3 H
Weight: 10.34 g
Reverse: NERO ET DRVSVS CAESARES QVINQ C V I N C, Confronting bare heads of Nero and Drusus
Die Orientation: 4 H
Weight: 15.23 g
The heads on the reverse are Nero Julius Caesar and Drusus Caesar, both sons of Germanicus, and adopted sons of Tiberius. Tiberius made it apparent that they were to succeed him, since his natural son "Drusus Julius Caesar" had died in 23 AD. History had other plans in mind of course.
The reverse translates to " Nero and Drusus, Caesars, Quinquennial (Duumvirs) of the Victorious Colony Julia Nova Carthago"
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Reverse: Two priests plowing to the right with yoke of oxen
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 3.75 g
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Reverse: MVN·TVRIASO·MN·SVLP·LVCAN·M·SEMP·FRONT·,II VIR inside oak wreath
Die Orientation: 1 H
Weight: 14.66 g
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Reverse: SC inside laurel wreath
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 15.49 g
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Reverse: MVNICIP CASCA[NT](ligature)VM, Bull standing right, head facing
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 10.51 g
Reverse: SEBASTH EDESSAIWN / head of Livia right.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.38 g
Reverse: legend within wreath; A / EΠI CI/ΛANOV / ANTIO/XEΩN / EM
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 8.9 g
Reverse: Bust of Livia right; ΘEΣΣAΛONI_KEΩN ΣEBAΣTH
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 10.11 g
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Reverse: IVLIA AVGVSTA, Livia, veiled, seated facing right, holding long scepter in raised left hand and patera in extended right hand
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 8.71 g
Reverse: Wreath; LIH
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.5 g
Reverse: palm branch flanked by: IOY−ΛIA / L - ∆
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.1 g
Reverse: Eirene standing left, holding flower and caduceus; EI_PH_NH
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 13.1 g
Reverse: eagle standing left, wreath in beak, palm left, club below; ETOYC__NEOY IEPOY B
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 14.3 g
Reverse: Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm; NIKH__CEBACTH
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.9 g
Reverse: Falcon standing right; L E
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.1 g
Reverse: ETOYC NEOY IEPOY B - Eagle standing left on club, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; palm to left, crescent between legs.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 14.5 g
Reverse: Laureate head of Titus right; T ΦΛAVI OVEΣΠ KAIΣ·ETOVΣ NEOV IEPOV / *__B
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 14.3 g
Reverse: laureate head of Titus right; ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΟΥEϹΠΑϹΙΑΝΟϹ ϹEΒΑϹΤΟΥ ΥΙΟϹ
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 7.1 g
Reverse: bearded head of Jupiter Ammon left; COL IVL AVG CASSANDR
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 7.6 g