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We're stuck on Caesonia, because nobody has one. Here's one often attributed to Caesonia, but it is not really her. This is from my own collection, which I post because it has Caligula:


Caligula AD 37-41.
Roman provincial Æ 28 mm, 11.17 gm.
Carthago Nova, Spain, AD 37-38.
Obv: C. CAESAR AVG. GERMANIC. IMP. P.M. TR.P. COS., laureate head of Caligula, right.
Rev: CN. ATEL. FLAC. CN. POM. FLAC. II. VIR. Q.V.I.N.C., head of Salus right, SAL AVG across field.
Refs: SGI 419; Heiss 272, 35; Cohen 247, 1; RPC 1, 185; SNG Cop 503.

The coin's reverse depicts Salus and the attribution to Caesonia is fanciful. David Vagi (Coinage and History of the Roman Empire. Vol. 1, Coinworld, 1999, p.148) states:

"The bust of Salus (health) on aes struck at Cathago Nova ... by Caligula is often misattributed as a representation of Caesonia. In fact, it was struck before they were wed, and it more likely is an allusion to Antonia, whose health was failing as she neared the end of her life."

This is a REAL Caesonia, with her name on it and everything, from Wildwinds:


Caesonia, AE18 of Caesaraea Panias, Syria. Dated RY 5 of Agrippa I (AD 40-41). (KAIΣΩNIA ΓYNH ΣEBAΣTOY), Draped bust of Caesonia left, wearing hair in long plait / (ΔΡOYΣIΛΛA ΘYΓATΡI ΣEBAΣTOY), Drusilla standing facing, head right, holding Nike and branch, LE in left field. RPC 4977; Meshorer 117; SNG ANS -.

 

Shall we move on to Claudius?


Claudius, AD 41-54.
Roman Æ as, 10.86 g, 28.3 mm, 7 h.
Rome, AD 42.
Obv: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, bare head, left.
Rev: LIBERTAS AVGVSTA SC,Libertas standing right.
Refs: RIC 113; BMCRE 202-5; Cohen 47; CBN 230-2; RCV 1860.

 

CLAUDIUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P VI IMP XI, laureate head right
REVERSE: PACI AVGVSTAE, Pax-Nemesis advancing right, drawing out fold of robe at neck, holding caduceus above serpent preceding her
Struck at Rome, 46/7AD
3.6g, 19mm
RIC39, BMC40

CLAUDIUS
AE As
OBVERSE: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TRP IMP P P - Bare head left
REVERSE: CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI - Constantia standing left, raising hand and holding spear; S C across fields
Struck at Spain, 42/3AD
12.7g, 25mm
RIC111, BMC201, S1858

 

Claudius
large 28mm bronze Roman coin of
Emperor Claudius. The script on
the obverse is TI CLAVDIUS
CAESAR AUG PM TRP IMP. The
reverse is illegible except for a
partial S on the S C.

 

Two more Clavdivs:

Claudius I Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 41-42. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, laureate head right / EX SC OB CIVES SERVATOS in four lines within oak wreath. Von Kaenel type 54; C. 39; BMCRE 115; RIC 96.




Claudius aureus of the same type:

 

I have several with Claudius, here is the newer one not shared much.


Claudius (41 - 54 A.D.)
Egypt, Alexandria
Billon Tetradrachm
O: TI KLAUDI KAIS SEBA GERMANI AUTOKR, Laureate head right; L Δ (date) below chin
R: MESSALI-NA KAIS SEBAS Messalina standing facing, head left, leaning on short column, holding two children in outstretched right hand, grain ears with left. RY 4 ( 43/44 A.D.)
12.37g
23mm
Köln 81; Dattari (Savio) 125; K&G 12.35; RPC I 5145; Emmett 74.4.

 

For the two of you out there who haven't seen these, here they are for the umpteenth time:

 

Britannicus, with Octavia
and Antonia
Mysia, Kyzikos, AD.41-55.
AE (12mm, 1.29g). NЄOC
ΓЄPMANIKOC / K - Y. Bare
head of Britannicus right. /
AN OKTA. Confronted and
draped busts of Antonia and
Octavia. RPC 2248. Rare!
Former Kairos Numismatik

 

Wow - what a thread! For the modest budget, how's about three wretched TI•C•A countermarks for Claudius? They are, I suspect, the countermark equivalent of a "roach" - which is to say they are abundant and cheap. These were $2 a piece from a recent lot.



Balkan Provincial (?) Æ (As)
Claudius c/m
(c. 41-54 A.D.)
Unknown Æ Host (Barbaric Balkan as?); too worn to ID.
Countermark: TI•C•A Pangerl Collection No. 58
(3.67 grams / 22 x 20 mm)
(3.79 grams / 23 x 20 mm)
(2.63 grams / 19 mm)

 

Agrippina II & Claudius
Provincial Mints
Bronze 49/50, Ephesus
in Ionia. of both busts
next to each other/cult
of the Artemis of
Ephesus. RPC 2621

 

..simon says "out of sequence" Gaius bronze & brass and in sequence Claudius bronze ^^

 

CLAUDIUS:


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


RI Claudius Ae As 28mm Minerva S-C RIC 100

 

Ok, since Claudius has been broken, the THREAD is broken, and I am going to be away, I thought that I would throw out the next 3 Rulers after Claudius, just to keep things going:

MESSILINA:

RProv Valeria Messalina married to-Claudius 41-54 CE Alexandria BI Tet yr 42-43 13.1g 25mm RPC I 5131


BRITANNICUS:

Judaea Claudius w-Britannicus -son CE 41-54 Æ Prutah 17mm 2.8g Antonius Felix-procurator Dated RY 14 54 CE 2-crossed shields spears - Palm tree BPIT K AI L IΔ date Hendin 1348


OCTAVIA:

RImp Octavia Augusta AE 27 7.6g 54-62 CE married to Nero Thrace Perinthus Hera Samos RPC 1755

 

I already posted a provincial of her and Uncle Claud.

 

What a uniquely polarizing figure. My Nero collection is as pitiful as the man's end. But I'm along for the ride so...

NERO
54-68 CE. AE Dupondius of
Lugdunum, 66. Laureate
head / Securitas seated with
sceptre. RIC. 445

Nero
AR Denarius, Salus reverse
Nero (54-68). AR Denarius
(16-18 mm, 3.00 g), Rome,
c. AD 65-66.
Obv. NERO CAESAR
AVGVSTVS, Laureate head
right.Rev. Salus seated left
on throne, holding patera;
SALVS in exergue.
RIC I 60.
Old collection toning