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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 4172482, member: 44316"]David Sear wrote a spiral-bound book entitled "The Emperors of Rome and Byzantium" with "Chronological and Genealogical Tables for History Students and Coin Collectors." It includes dates of birth and death and cause and age at death (each in their own column), making it very easy to see how old emperors were when they died (if it is known). I see [USER=87200]@ancient coin hunter[/USER] beat me to mentioning Gordian 1, who died, according to Sear, at "approximately 80". He holds the record. </p><p>Many of these were mentioned above, but I list them again in chronological order here.</p><p>Augustus was 75, Tiberius 78, Galba "approximately 72", Vespasian 70, Antoninus Pius 74, Valerian was "approximately 67 at the time of his capture," Tacitus 76 (here is a coin):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1074536[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Tacitus, Nov/Dec 275 - June 276.</p><p>Struck Feb. 276 according to Estiot, 1443/1458, type of "Emission 3" with dots in mint mark that belong to "Emission 4" </p><p>Sear III 11780.</p><p><br /></p><p>Continuing the list: Diocletian "approximately 71." There are many listed as "age unknown."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 4172482, member: 44316"]David Sear wrote a spiral-bound book entitled "The Emperors of Rome and Byzantium" with "Chronological and Genealogical Tables for History Students and Coin Collectors." It includes dates of birth and death and cause and age at death (each in their own column), making it very easy to see how old emperors were when they died (if it is known). I see [USER=87200]@ancient coin hunter[/USER] beat me to mentioning Gordian 1, who died, according to Sear, at "approximately 80". He holds the record. Many of these were mentioned above, but I list them again in chronological order here. Augustus was 75, Tiberius 78, Galba "approximately 72", Vespasian 70, Antoninus Pius 74, Valerian was "approximately 67 at the time of his capture," Tacitus 76 (here is a coin): [ATTACH=full]1074536[/ATTACH] Tacitus, Nov/Dec 275 - June 276. Struck Feb. 276 according to Estiot, 1443/1458, type of "Emission 3" with dots in mint mark that belong to "Emission 4" Sear III 11780. Continuing the list: Diocletian "approximately 71." There are many listed as "age unknown."[/QUOTE]
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