GAME: Name That Caesar - or queen, king, empress, emperor, goddess, god

I've enjoyed the "Follow the coin theme GAME - ancient edition - post ‘em if you got ‘em", and thought I might try to add a new game. Portraits can vary quite a bit over time or regions. Here's the simple game:

• Post a coin (legends and other information can be obscured or cropped our, one side or two of a coin both fine) the game moves on in one of two ways
  • The first person to guess correctly gets to post the next coin
  • Time to guess expires in 8 hours - if no one guesses correctly - the first person to attempt a guess gets to post the next coin
• The original poster shares a picture of the full coin and designates the winner (person with first correct answer) Edited: to encourage faster play, anyone who dares can declare confidently the correct winner (at the risk of being shamed by the original poster in the future). Right or wrong the game goes on.
• The winner posts a new coin for guessing

Otherwise - have fun and we'll see how it works. Here's a coin to start out (perhaps a bit too easy).

Note: No ancient coins have been harmed in the process of creating this image. All paint has been added digitally and the original coin is untouched.

Name That Caesar

 

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I like these kind of games.

I actually started a game just like this some time ago: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/game-guess-the-portrait.347555/
'Guess the portait'

But it eventually went dead.

 

Drachm from Cappadocia, Caesarea (Mount Argaios on the reverse gives it away). I'd guess Severan period and would assume either young Geta or Caracalla. Since I have to, I'll narrow it down to Caracalla, but that's not based on any further clue or evidence.

 

I'll guess Geta then

 

..like @Orielensis says...Mt. Argaeus...that's a sharp portrait, but i'm not familiar with it..

 

Well, since I am late to the party, cannot pick Carrotcakecalla and LOVED @Pavlos version of this game while we were playing it, I will go with Severus Alexander!

 

We need quick answers. This is Caracalla year 5.

 

Caracalla is the right answer (although it was sold as Geta)

Caracalla , as Caesar (196-198 AD). AR Drachm, Caesaraea-Eusebia, Cappadocia. RY 5 = 197.
Obv. M AYPH ANTωN KAI Bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right.
Rev. MHTPOΠO KAICAΡIAC / ЄT Є Mount Argaeus surmounted by star.
Next: @Orielensis

 

Here we go:

 

Lucius Verus

 

LUCIUS VERUS (161-169). Denarius. Rome.
Obv: L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, Laureate head right.
Rev: TR P VIII IMP V COS III, Aequitas seated left, holding scales and cornucopia.

a way to speed up would be to allow anyone to declare success when there is no doubt - sure it could be wrong, but this could always be cleaned up later (the over-confident appropriately chastised/shamed). With that suggestion - we can declare @dougsmit right and continue - with @Orielensis able to shame me anytime in the future if I am wrong.

Next: @dougsmit

 

Showing both sides of a coin can be too helpful. As our own Valentinian has pointed out on several occasions, there are many coins that were only issued by one ruler so we could play the game using reverses when we tire of portraits.

 

OK, this could be harder due to condition but the face is clear.

 

Correct. I had had expected this one to maybe create a bit of confusion about whether it is Lucius Verus, Marcus Aurelius, or Commodus – but it apparently was easy game to your trained eyes.

Lucius Verus, Roman Empire, denarius, 167/168 AD. Rome mint. Obv: L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head of Lucius Verus right. Rev: TR P VIII IMP V COS III, Aequitas seated left, holding scales and cornucopiae. 18mm, 2.62g. Ref: RIC III, 595.

I agree with Sulla – his proposal might speed up the game.

 

Perhaps we need a rule or two. We could limit people to one guess per coin and one win per day. We could also have a penalty for declaring a wrong answer to be correct and making the game go on inappropriately. Burning at the stake seems too medieval but there should be a limit at wild guessing being called 'the word'.

 

makes sense to me:
maybe a 3 strikes rule - if you call it three times incorrectly or three other players call you out for bad sportsmanship you will be ignored (or thrown to the lions which seems very Roman).

 

What was the Roman lion to victim ratio? Three lions and you are in serious trouble.

 

Trajan Decius, from Alexandria?

 

Uh-oh. I am out.

I am not like most folks here: I do not focus on the Roman Empire. Rather, I enjoy the Republic and those Entities that interact with them.

Can we have a CARTHAGE game? Or perhaps an ETRURIAN game?

I am being sarcastic. Enjoy the game, but sorry, I will be TERRIBLE at this.

WARNING: If I GET any of the answers... I will turn it into a GUESS the ETRURIAN thread.

 

Egypt, Alexandria, Philip I. 244-249 AD, Billon Tetradrachm
Obv: Laureate and cuirassed bust right
Rev: Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm
(unusual reverse for Philip?)