Lordmarcovan: My Twelve Caesars of Rome collection as of Fall 2025

My sister made a little video of me presenting this collection. There are minor errors in it- I misspoke in a few places.


This is the category of my collection for the Twelve Caesars of Rome.

SEE MY OTHER COLLECTIONS HERE.

This collection consists of twelve coins, of Julius Caesar followed by the first eleven emperors of the Roman Empire. These rulers were chronicled in Suetonius' The Twelve Caesars. The Twelve Caesars is a popular, if somewhat challenging, collection theme with collectors of Roman coins.

The Twelve Caesars were: Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian.

This is the second time I have collected the Twelve Caesars. My first Twelve Caesars collection, completed in 2013, was done on a relatively modest budget of $500 USD or less per coin, which made rulers like Caligula and Otho challenging.

This time around, I did it with a somewhat expanded budget, allowing me to pursue slightly higher quality pieces in some cases, and even a few gold aureus coins. I set a minimum grade of Fine or better, and may upgrade some of these beyond that, later.

All my other ancient coins have their own thread.

Coins below are displayed in chronological order. Photos are not shown to scale.

Thank you for taking the time to view my collections. I welcome your comments.

Numismatic Regards,

~Robertson (“Rob”) Shinnick (“lordmarcovan”)

Golden Isles of Georgia, USA

 

PART I: THE JULIO-CLAUDIAN DYNASTY

Roman Imperatorial era: 44 BC silver denarius of Julius Caesar, lifetime issue


Roman Empire (Ephesus): ca. 25-20 BC silver cistophorus of Augustus


Roman Empire: ca. 14-37 AD silver denarius of Tiberius (the biblical "Tribute Penny")


Roman Empire: ca. 37-38 AD bronze as of Gaius ("Caligula")


Roman Empire: ca. 41-54 AD bronze sestertius of Claudius


Roman Empire: ca. 54-68 AD gold aureus of Nero

 

PART II: THE CIVIL WAR EMPERORS

Roman Empire: ca. 68-69 AD silver denarius of Galba


Roman Empire: 69 AD silver denarius of Otho


Roman Empire: 69 AD silver denarius of Vitellius

 

PART III: THE FLAVIAN DYNASTY

Roman Empire: ca. 80-81 AD silver denarius of Vespasian; commemorative issue struck by Titus


Roman Empire: ca. 80 AD gold aureus of Titus, struck for the opening of the Colosseum


Roman Empire: ca. 80-81 AD silver denarius of Domitian as Caesar under Titus