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<p>[QUOTE="John Conduitt, post: 4962046, member: 109923"]It helps me to think about <i>why</i> coins are divided into these categories and how that's relevant to me as a coin collector. This is how I see the breakdown:</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Roman Republican (509-27BC)</u></b></p><p>For coins, the important distinction is that this is pre-Augustus and the creation of the role of Emperor. Rome was run by Consuls - two per year - to prevent any individual getting too powerful (as in the monarchy it replaced). So you don't get busts of rulers on coins - although plenty of gods. Coins were produced in Rome for use in Rome.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Roman Imperatorial (59-27BC)</u></p><p>A subset of Republican, during the Imperatorial Triumvirates - when power was taken from the Senate and consolidated with three individuals (Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus). You start to get individual rulers on coins, and these are such people as Caesar, Marc Anthony, Brutus and Cleopatra.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><u>Roman Imperial (27BC-426AD)</u></b></p><p>The Empire, from Augustus and the creation of the role of Emperor. Coins feature the Emperor and were eventually produced across the Empire for use across the Empire.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Roman Provincial (44BC-293AD)</u></p><p>I see this mostly as a subset of Imperial, although it could cover coins going back to 241BC. As the empire grew, it became necessary to decentralise and create administrative regions outside Rome. Similarly, coins began to be produced in these regions and not just Rome - places like Sicily, Egypt, Lycia, Crete and Syria. These coins feature Emperors but were mostly used only in the province that minted them (which distinguishes them from Imperial coins).</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Tetrarchy (293-324)</u></p><p>A subset of Imperial, after Diocletian divided the empire between four emperors - two senior (Augustus) and two junior (Caesar). One Augustus and Caesar pair covered the West, the other pairing covered the East. All four appear on coins produced on both sides of the Empire (which means there are up to four times as many rulers to collect).</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Constantinian (307-363)</u></p><p>A subset of Imperial, relating to Constantine I the Great (who ended the Tetrarchy) and his family. They produced a lot of coins that survived in high numbers, making them inexpensive to collect.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Conduitt, post: 4962046, member: 109923"]It helps me to think about [I]why[/I] coins are divided into these categories and how that's relevant to me as a coin collector. This is how I see the breakdown: [B][U]Roman Republican (509-27BC)[/U][/B] For coins, the important distinction is that this is pre-Augustus and the creation of the role of Emperor. Rome was run by Consuls - two per year - to prevent any individual getting too powerful (as in the monarchy it replaced). So you don't get busts of rulers on coins - although plenty of gods. Coins were produced in Rome for use in Rome. [U]Roman Imperatorial (59-27BC)[/U] A subset of Republican, during the Imperatorial Triumvirates - when power was taken from the Senate and consolidated with three individuals (Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus). You start to get individual rulers on coins, and these are such people as Caesar, Marc Anthony, Brutus and Cleopatra. [B] [U]Roman Imperial (27BC-426AD)[/U][/B] The Empire, from Augustus and the creation of the role of Emperor. Coins feature the Emperor and were eventually produced across the Empire for use across the Empire. [U]Roman Provincial (44BC-293AD)[/U] I see this mostly as a subset of Imperial, although it could cover coins going back to 241BC. As the empire grew, it became necessary to decentralise and create administrative regions outside Rome. Similarly, coins began to be produced in these regions and not just Rome - places like Sicily, Egypt, Lycia, Crete and Syria. These coins feature Emperors but were mostly used only in the province that minted them (which distinguishes them from Imperial coins). [U]Tetrarchy (293-324)[/U] A subset of Imperial, after Diocletian divided the empire between four emperors - two senior (Augustus) and two junior (Caesar). One Augustus and Caesar pair covered the West, the other pairing covered the East. All four appear on coins produced on both sides of the Empire (which means there are up to four times as many rulers to collect). [U]Constantinian (307-363)[/U] A subset of Imperial, relating to Constantine I the Great (who ended the Tetrarchy) and his family. They produced a lot of coins that survived in high numbers, making them inexpensive to collect.[/QUOTE]
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