The Year of the Five Emperors refers to the year 193 AD, in which the five claimants for the title of Roman Emperor were: Pertinax, Didius Julianus, Pescennius Niger, Clodius Albinus, and Septimius Severus. This year started a period of civil war when multiple rulers vied for the chance to become Caesar. A plot to assassinate Pertinax by the Guardwas discovered by Pertinax, and he was assassinated on March 28 when he confronted the coup leaders. I do not have a coin of Pertinax, Didius Julianus, or Clodius Albinus, but I do have Commodus and Sep Severus. COMMODUS AR Denarius OBVERSE: M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS, laureate head right REVERSE: TR P VIIII IMP VI COS IIII P P, Commodus as Pax standing left, togate, holding branch & cornucopia, hexagonal shield at foot Struck at Rome, 183/4 AD 3.42g, 17mm RIC 86 SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS AR Denarius OBVERSE: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right REVERSE: RESTITVTOR VRBIS, Roma seated left holding palladium & spear, round sheild below Struck at Rome, 207 AD 1.9g, 19mm RIC 288 Post you coins from the year of Five Emperors
Clodius Albinus (193 - 195 A.D.) AR Denarius O: D CL SEPT ALBIN CAES, bare head right. R: MINER PACIF COS II, Minerva standing front, head left, holding a spear and leaning on a shield. Rome Mint 3.21g 19mm RIC 7, RSC 48, RCV 6144, BMC 98
Great commodus portrait Bing. Poor Pertinax. Would've been a great emperor if not for the greedy guard. Pertinax Denarius. IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG, laureate head right / VOT DECEN TR P COS II, emperor sacrificing left, with patera held over tripod altar. RSC 56RIC 13a, RSC 56, BMC 24 Almost forgot Didia and wife : DidiusJulianus AD 193. AR Denarius Rome mint. Laureate head right / RECTOR ORBIS, emperor standing left, holding globe and scroll. RIC IV 3; RSC 15. VF, porous.The reverse of this denarius portrays DidiusJulianus as master of the world. His reign lasted just sixty-six days. MANLIA SCANTILLAwife of DidiusJulianus. Augusta, 193 AD. Æ Sestertius (24.70 gm). Draped bust right / Juno standing left, holding patera and sceptre; to left, peacock standing left, head right. RIC III 18a smallish squared flan,dark green patina, sl grainy, obv Look familiar?? Clodius Albinus Former Bing coin! No pesky Pescci... Yet!
Commodus (I knew I would post it by the end of the day ) : Pertinax : Clodius Albinus : Septimius Severus : Q
...welp, i'm like you @Bing, as far as having coins of who in this, the year of the 5 emperors... but it sounds like a worthy new goal to me... hark CXCIII in eisdem colligentes!....II et V...Commodus & Sept. Severus edited: wow..i just went and looked at some of Pertinax..maybe id better stick to the 12 Caesars silvers for now
Even my first middle school relationship lasted longer than Pertinax's reign! Must have been a wild year!
COMMODUS RI Commodus 177-192 CE AR Denarius 17.7mm 2.42g Apollo Plectrum Lyre RIC 218 RSC 25 BMCRE 292 Rare Type RI Crispina married to Commodus 177 CE AR denarius 2.29g Juno stdg RIC-283 PERTINAX RI Pertinax 193 BC AE Sestertius rome mint LAETITIA RIC 17 C 21 DIDIUS JULIANUS RI Didius Julianus 193 CE - 9 weeks - AE Sestertius CLODIUS ALBINUS RI Clodius Albinus 193-197 CE AR Denarius ROMAE AETERNAE Roma seated SEPTIMUS SEVERUS RI Septimus Severus 193-211 AR Denarius Genius Sacrificing
The following coin of Septimius Severus was struck in Emesa to commemorate the victory over Pescennius Niger.
Denarii of the Alexandria mint: Commodus Pertinax Septimius Severus Julia Domna Clodius Albinus There are no Eastern denarii of Didius Julianus. I question just how widely he was recognized as emperor out of Rome itself. I sold my only ever coin of his in 1974 and never felt the urge to replace it. I believe the Alexandria mint Pescennius Niger coins are aurei https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=673357 so I'll show a denarius of his from Caesarea. Most of his coins are attributed to Antioch. I particularly suggest anyone interested in a Pescennius Niger coin be doubly careful. There are many fakes. One was withdrawn from a recent big name auction when they were notified and the coin was immediately listed on eBay. The most common fake is the Slavei but there are many others. It is not a coin to buy carelessly.
I love this time period so much and have left out some key players...double dip? Don't mind if I do! Though on a side note, @Finn235 I would marry that Didia Clara. The portrait, the hair, that freaking patina though. Yowsa And @dougsmit as always, excellent Pescennius. And that Albinus portrait is striking. Here's one of my favorite recent purchases of crazy ol Com-bomb and his wifey crispy cream. Can't forget Dom-bomb!
I'll get in on the Clodius Albinus bandwagon! Clodius Albinus as Caesar, AD 193-195. Roman AR denarius, 3.12 g, 17.8 mm, 6 h. Rome, AD 194. Obv: D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES, bare head, right. Rev: MINER PACIF COS II, Minerva standing left, holding olive branch and resting on shield, spear propped on left arm. Refs: RIC 7; BMCRE 98-102; Cohen/RSC 48; RCV 6144; Hill 119; ERIC II 10.
Big fat Sestertii: IMP CAES P HELV PERTINAX AVG - laureate Head of Pertinax right PROVIDENTIAE DEORUM COS II S C - Providentia standing left, holding up right hand to large star, left hand on breast Sestertius, Rome, ca. late Jan-28.Mar 193 (second emission of Pertinax) 29,90 mm / 21,06 gr Woodward (“The Coinage of Pertinax”, Numismatic Chronicle 1957, pl. XII, 1 (same dies, obv. 11/rev. I.D, citing specimen in Paris); RIC 22; BMCRE 28-30 and pl. 2, 3; Cohen 52; Cayon (Los Sestercios del Imperio Romano) 17; Sear 6055; Banti (I Grandi Bronzi Imperiali, Vol.II-3) 20 (13 specimens); none in Guelma hoard IMP CAES M DID SEVER IVLIAN AVG - laureate head of Didius Julianus right. RECTOR ORBIS - Didius Julianuus, bareheaded and togate, standing facing, looking left, holding globe on extended right hand and scroll at his side in left, S — C in lower field. Sestertius, Rome, 28 March —1 June 193 26,73 mm / 21,06 gr Woodward (“The Coinage of Didius Julianus and his Family,” in Num. Chron. 1961, obv. die 16/rev. die F); RIC 16; BMCRE 28 and pl. 4, 3; Hunter 10; Cayon 5; Cohen 17; Sear 6077; Banti 6 (55 specimens); none in Guelma hoard D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES - bare head of Clodius Albinus right. MINER PACIF COS II S C - Minerva standing left, holding olive-branch in extended right hand and resting left on shield at her side, spear propped against left arm. Sestertius, Rome, 194 29,19 mm / 21,56 gr Hill (The Coinage of Septimius Severus and his Family of the Mint of Rome, A.D. 193-217) 120; RIC 54(a); BMCRE 535 and pl. 23, 4; Cohen 49; Sear 6151, Banti 18 (42 specimens); 1 in Guelma hoard
