Famous Rulers Alphabetically, Let's do our ABC's!

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Claudius I

RI Claudius 41-54 Ae As 28mm LIBERTAS AVGVSTA holding pileus S-C RIC 113

Claudius II

RI Claudius II Gothicus 268-270 BI Ant Fortuna

 

B is for Berenice II:

Both are from Marathos in Phoenicia, struck under Ptolemy Philometer, 180-145 BCE.


20.8 mm; 8.73 gm
Obv: Veiled head of Berenice II, r.
Rev: Stylized Marathos standing, head l., holding apluster and leaning on column. Phoenician Aramaic legend.
Refs: Sear 6037; SNG Cop 163-166; BMC p.121, 10.


21.1 mm; 8.90 gm
Obv: Veiled head of Berenice II, r.
Rev: Asklepios-Eshman standing l., leaning on column. Phoenician Aramaic legend.
Refs: BMC 26, pl. XXXIX, 3.

 

Commodus:


Commodus, AD 177-192
Roman AR denarius, 3.42 g, 18 mm
Rome, AD 180
Obv: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: LIB AVG TR P V IMP IIII COS II P P, Liberalitas standing left, holding counting-board and cornucopiae
Refs: RIC 10; RSC 302; BMC 3; Szaivert 496/4.

 

Caligula:


Caligula, AD 37-41
Roman provincial Æ 20 mm, 6.74 g
Peloponnese, Corinthia, Corinth, Ae. P. Vipsanius Agrippa and M. Bellius Proculus, duoviri, AD 37-38
Obv: C CAESAR AVGVSTV, bare head right
Rev: M BELLIO PROCVLO IIVIR / COR, Pegasus flying right
Refs: RPC I 1173; Amandry (1988) XVII; BCD Corinth 405-6.

 

Claudius Libertas
TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP PP
Bare head of Claudius right

LIBERTAS AVGVSTA SC
Libertas standing facing, head right, holding pileus, left hand extended

Rome 42 AD

Sear 1860, RIC 113

 

Caracalla:


Caracalla AD 198-217
Roman AR Denarius 3.37 g; 19.7 mm Rome mint, AD 211
Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head, right
Rev: INDVLG FECVNDAE, Julia Domna as Indulgentia, wearing polos, seated left on cerule chair, extending right hand and holding scepter
Refs: RIC 214; BMCRE 73; RCV 6805.

 

BALAKROS, Satrap of Cilicia under Alexander the Great. He married Phila, daughter of Antipater, who was later wed to Craterus when Balakros was killed (and when Craterus was killed, she married Demetrios Poliorketes).


CILICIA, Tarsos
Balakros, Satrap
AR Obol. 0.65g, 11.3mm. CILICIA, Tarsos. Balakros, Satrap, 333-323 BC. Casabonne Series 1, p. 230, pl. 4, 14; SNG France 489a–b; SNG Levante 123. O: Helmeted head of Athena right. R: Shield; B to left.
Ex Estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind; Ex Cederlind 180 (14 Sep 2015), lot 51; Gorny & Mosch 229 (10 Mar 2015), lot 1401 (EUR 225)

 

Also Caracalla...


ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM
Laur. bearded bust right

PM TR P XVII COS IIII PP
Genius standing left with branch and baton


Rome 215 AD

Sear 6833
Ric 246


ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT
Laur. head right

MARTI PROPUGNATORI
Mars walking left with trophy and spear

VF
Rome 213 AD

Sear 6819
Ric 223

 

Crispus as Caesar Centenionalis:


Crispus, AD 316-326
Roman AE centenionalis; 2.93 g, 18.2 mm, 6 h
Siscia, AD 320-321
Obv: IVL CRISPVS NOB C
CAESARVM NOSTRORVM VOT X; ЄSIS* in exergue
Refs: RIC 165; Cohen 44; RCV 16772

 

OK, C too...

Claudius I (Aezanis, Phrygia, AE19 - RPC 3100)



Caius (Caligula) - fourrée RIC 2



Caius Caesar (well, he's on the reverse at least) - RIC 199



I can't resist a couple of crappy JC's either:

Cr. 480/17


Cr. 494/39



I wasn't thinking of Brutus earlier - Cr. 433/1



& Cr. 508/2 that someone cleverly soldered at some stage:

 

Oh right... I keep forgetting to look through the Byzantines

Basil I and Constantine VII

Basil I and Constantine VII, CE 867-876
AE follis, 25 mm, 7.1 gm
Constantinople mint
Obv: bASILIO S CONSTAN BASILIS; Basil, crowned, bearded and wearing loros on left and Constantine on right, crowned and wearing loros, on right, seated facing on double throne, holding labarum between them
Rev: bASILIO-S CONSTAN-TINOS EN OO-bASILEIS R-OMAION in five lines
Ref: SB 1710; DOC 9A

Also, Caligula-- the common type with Vesta reverse:



Carus


EGYPT, Alexandria. Carus
undated, but struck apparently struck posthumously by his son Carinus in CE 283/4
tetradrachm, 19 mm, 7.7 gm, 12h
Obv: ΘEωKAPωCEB; Laureate head right.
Rev: AΦIEPωCIC; lit altar decorated with crossed palms, star in upper left field.
Ref: Emmett 3995.2, R2
ex JBGood
ex Keith Emmett Collection
ex Empire Coins, July 1982

Carinus


EGYPT, Alexandria. Carinus
~CE 283
(account of the exact years of his reign and coins vary slightly among references)
potin tetradrachm, 18 mm, 6.7 gm
Obv: AKMAKAPINOCCEB; laureate cuirassed bust right
Rev: Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia; LA in left field; star in right field
Ref: Emmett 4012(1-A), R3. Milne 4688

 

Campgate Centenionalis of Constantine II as Caesar:



Constantine II as Caesar, AD 317-337
Roman Æ Centenionalis; 3.86 gm; 18.2 mm
Heraclea, AD 327-329
Obv: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, draped and cuirassed bust, right
Rev: PROVIDENT-IAE-CAESS, campgate with two turrets, no doors; star above. Dot left field; SMHЄ in exergue.
Refs: RIC 96; RCV 17241; Cohen 164.

 

Caracalla-- a person could specialize in his coins and never be bored, especially with his provincials!


LYDIA, Philadelphia. Caracalla. Æ 31, 16.7 gm, CE 198-217. Ioulianos, strategos. AVT K M AVP ANTΩNЄINOC; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ЄΠI CTPA IOVΛIANOV A ΠOΛ ΦIΛΑΔЄΛΦЄΩN; horse prancing left surmounted by serpent coiled left. BMC 85. Very rare.


MOESIA INFERIOR, Nikopolis ad Istrum. Caracalla
Ovinius Tertullus, legatus consularis.
AE 28, 13.05 gm
Obv: AV K M AVP ANTΩNINOC; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: VΠA OOVI TEPTOVΛΛOV ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟC Ι; Apollo Sauroktonos standing right, holding laurel branch and leaning hand upon a tree stump with a lizard climbing up it.
Ref: H&J 8.18.7.1; Varbanov -.


THRACE, Pautalia. Caracalla
CE 198-217
AE29, 16.4 gm
Obv: AYT K M AY CEY ANTΩNEINOC; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: OYΛΠIAC ΠAYTAΛIAC; Asklepios seated right on back of winged serpent
Ref: Varbanov 5007

 

Crispina, Ceres and Concordia:


Crispina, AD 177-182
Roman AR denarius; 2.84 g, 17.5 mm, 7 h
Rome, AD 180-182
Obv: CRISPINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right
Rev: CERES, Ceres standing l., holding corn ears and long torch
Refs: RIC 276; BMCRE 33; Cohen 1; RCV 5995; MIR 2; CRE 281.



Crispina, AD 177-182
Roman AR denarius; 2.59 g, 17.2 mm, 12 h
Obv: CRISPINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right
Rev: CONCORDIA, Concordia standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae
Refs: RIC 278; BMCRE 36; Cohen 5; RCV 5996; MIR 3; CRE 285.


Crispina, AD 177-182
Roman orichalcum sestertius; 19.63 g; 30.3 mm
Rome, AD 180-182
Obv: CRISPINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right
Rev: CONCORDIA SC, Concordia seated left, holding patera and cornucopiae
Refs: RIC 556; BMCRE 406; RCV 6004; Cohen 6; MIR 4.

 

Bhartrdaman, Western Satrap (278 to 295 AD)



I don't get up early enough to beat the rest of you to the few B's there are.

 

Crispina:


RI Crispina married to Commodus 177 CE AR denarius 2.29g Juno stdg RIC-283

 

Cleopatra VII:

It's not the highest grade example, but it's the real deal:


Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt, 51-30 BCE
AE 40 drachmai; 21.0 mm; 7.32 gm
Alexandria mint, 51-30 BCE
Obv: Diademed head of Cleopatra, hair in bun at back of head, facing right
Rev: [ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ], eagle standing left on thunderbolt, double cornucopiae in field to left, M (for 40) to right
Refs: Sear Greek 7956; Svoronos 1872; BMC 6; Vagi 212; Forrer 110.

 

CASSIUS - stoic buddy to Brutus:


RR Gaius Cassius Longinus & P Corn Lentulus Spinther AR den 42 BCE military mint Brutus Cassius Smyrna Libertas r- jug & lituus 18mm 3.3g

 

Cleopatra - DISPUTED... yeah, I will hold out...


Egypt Cleopatra VII Cyprus AE 11 1.8g obol Paphos mint as Isis dbl-corunc SNG Cop 649