The Roman Provincial Portrait Gallery Group Collaboration Thread

Time to move on to Agrippa, his wife Julia (daughter of Augustus), and their children, Caius Caesar, Lucius Caesar, and Agrippa Postumus.

I'll start with Julia:


Livia, wife of Augustus, and Julia, daughter of Augustus
Roman provincial AE 17.2 mm, 3.44 g
Mysia, Pergamon, 10 - 2 BC
Obv: ΛΙΒΙΑΝ ΗΡΑΝ ΧΑΡΙΝΟΣ, draped bust of Livia as Hera, right
Rev: ΙΟΥΛΙΑΝ ΑΦΡΟΔΙΤΗΝ, draped bust of Julia as Aphrodite, right
Refs: RPC I 2359; BMC 15.139, 249; SGI 213; SNG Copenhagen-467; Vagi 370.

 

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Love the thread concept!! And all the posts!!

Here's my provincial from Antioch:

 

Nice thread! I also have that bronze of Livia and Julia from the Pergamon mint, probably minted in 10-2 BC before Julia's disgrace in 2 BC.

AE 3.957gm - 18.7mm
Obv: ΛΙΒΙΑΝ ΗΡΑΝ ΨΑΡΙΝΟΣ, draped bust of Livia right (as Hera);
Rev: ΙΟYΛΙΑΝ ΑΦΡΟΔΙΤΗΝ, draped bust of Julia right (as Aphrodite).
Reference: RPC I 2359

 

Jumping ahead perhaps but here's one with Livia and Tiberius:

Ae-20 mm of Pergamon in Mysia, 29-35 AD., Pergamon mint in Mysia. Obv bust of Livia right, facing to the head of Tiberius left; Rev. statue of Divus Augustus in tetra-style-- about very fine with a green patina, 4.13 gram RPC 2369

 

I also 2 bronzes with Caius Caesar.

Caius Caesar with his grandfather Augustus, minted in Thessalonika, Macedon.

Before 4 AD
AE 23 - 9.2gm
Obv: QE……ALO NIK[EWN] Laureate head of Augustus right.
Rev: |AIO… …EBA…TOU UIO… Bare head of Caius right.
Reference: RPC 1564

Caius Caesar, Hierapolis in Phrygia mint.

Minted in 5 BC
AE 15 - 3.28 gm
Obv: ΓΑΙΟΣ Bare head of Caius Caesar
Rev: Palm branch; on l. ΙΕΡΑ / ΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ; on right ΑΥΓΚΕΥΣ
Reference: SGIC 222

 

Let's move on to Tiberius! Post your Tiberius Roman Provincials.

 

TI CAESAR DIVI AVGVSTI F AVGVSTVS - Laureate head of Tiberius right
PONT MAXIM COS III IMP VII TR POT XXI - Crossed cornucopias set on winged Caduceus
Brass Dupondius, Commagene 19/20
RIC 89, BMCRE 175, RPC 3868

 

Only one Tiberius provincial, an Alexandrian Tet with Nero on obverse.

 

Drusus Caesar(not jr.) and Nero were promoted by Tiberius to be his heirs.

Lydia, Characa. Drusus Caesar AE18. Amphora countermark
7AD-33AD. Son of Germanicus, Brother of Caligula and Nero.
Obv. DPOVSOS KAISAP, Juvenile head of Drusus.
Rev. MENOFANTOY KAPAKI..., Caduceus.
18mm., 4.2gm.
Sylloge of Ancient Unedited Coins of Greek Cities and Kings, 1837, p. 79
Howgego 369.

 

JULIA: Wife of Agrippa, Daughter of Augustus:
(Sorry, not a portrait, but that was strictly FORBIDDEN in Judaea)


Judaea Pontius Pilate - Prutah IOYLIA KAICAPOC daughter of Caesar Augustus
Ex: @John Anthony

 

Nice, with an elaborate counter mark.

 

Tiberius


Ionia, Ephesus. Tiberius Anepigraphic AE18 Cult Statue of Artemis


Macedonia, Philippi. Tiberius, AE17
Philippi, Macedon. Tiberius, AE17
Obv: Bare head of Tiberius right.
Rev: Founders plowing right.
17mm


Spain, Italica. Tiberius AE29. Inscribed altar
Tiberius AE29 of Italica, Spain. TI CAESAR AVGVSTVS PONT MAX IMP, bare head right / MVNIC ITALIC PERM DIVI AVG, altar inscribed PROIDENTIAE AVGVSTI.

 

I have so few Roman coins catalogued and photographed that I love it when I can actually post something appropriate:

Tiberius, AD 14-37, Phrygia, Eumeneia. AE 18mm
Valerios Zmertorix, magistrate.
Obv: Bare head right
Rev: Bull butting right
RPC 3144, SNG Munchen – SNG von Aulock 8368 (same obverse die)

John

 

Here is a Tiberius from Antioch:


Laureate head of Tiberius right; [TI CAES]AR AVG [TR POT] XXXIII
6 leaf laurel wreath enclosing circle; S·C in centre, dot below
9.32 g 22 mm McAlee 218(b)

TR POT XXXIII indicates that this coin can be dated to 31/32 AD - even though Tiberius first received tribunician powers in 6 BC he skipped a few years so you can't count directly from that date.

 

Provincials of Tiberius are underrepresented in my trays (i.e. I have none )
Cool examples folks !

Q

 

Cool coins, all. Shall we move on to Drusus, Nero Claudius Drusus, and Antonia?

(Next: Agrippina Sr., Germanicus, Nero and Drusus Caesar)

 

My modest budget examples are all Imperial, so I'm looking forward to seeing some cool Provincials.

 

I might be jumping ahead a bit, but here is my Antonia provincial from Thessalonika. A rough coin but there is a clear legend on reverse, including name ANTONIA.

Caligula (4th Caesar) and Antonia
Macedon, Thessalonika
AE20 - 8.1gm
Obv: Laurel head of Caligula left, no legend visible
Rev: Antonia's bust left, ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ ANTONIA
Reference: var. of Lindgrin 1194 (book II)