I ran to check all my pockets, and sadly, did not find a denarius. Then I remembered that they were in the safe. Very interesting video! Thanks!
That was a really good video. Only 6:21 minutes long, so I can recommend it to you even if you are a busy person. C. Servilius Vatia, 127 BC. Crawford 264/1. "M" on the shield is for "Marcus", the famous ancestor, Marcus Servilius Pulex Geminus.
The imperial Roman emperors almost always used their coins for political purposes. Septimius Severus was a very successful emperor. Here he is taking credit for his many military victories. Denarius of Septimius Severus. Obverse: SEVERVS PIVS AVG “Septimius dutiful, patriotic, augustus” Reverse: VICTORIAE AVGG “Victory to our Augustus” (Victory in a galloping biga holding a whip. Sear 6379, Ric 299, RSC 713, Year 193? He also introduced the Romans to his family. His lovely and very intellegent wife, Denarius of Julia Domna, Obverse: IVLIA AVGVSTA “Julia augusta” Reverse: MATER AVGG “Mother of augustus.” Cybele seated in cart pulled by lions. Sear 6592 His younger son, Geta. Denarius of Geta as Caesar: Obverse: P SEPT GETA CAES PONT “Publius SEPTimius GETA CAESar (his full name) PONTIFF” (high priest)) Reverse: SECVRIT IMPERII Security of the empire Securitas enthroned holding a globe, Sear 7200, Ric 20 And his pathological son, Caracalla, a.k.a. Antoninus, who killed his brother Geta in front of his mother and just about anyone else who got in his way. Denarius of Caracalla: Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG “Antoninus (name he used) dutiful and patriotic Augustus” Reverse: INDVLGENTIA AVGG IN CARTH “Indulgence to the emperors of Carthage.” Dea Caelestis holding a thunderbolt and scepter, seated riding a lion leaping over water with the water rushing from a rock. Sear 6806, Ric 130a, Year 204
