ROMAN RULERS List - Added 1

I typically do not focus on the Roman Rulers during the Empire era, nor do I really go for "better grades" when capturing them. However, over time, I have captured a wide variety of them and am putting them into sequential Albums. This is so that I can walk through History as I show them to my Grandkids. (Most of my personal collecting focus is on the Roman Republic and those historical entities that interacted with the Republic.)

After watching many postings, I took the liberty to add a few Ruler Slots to the RIC II List. That is because some of my Rulers are from Greek Imperial mints, etc. Regardless, SO FAR, it looks like there appears to be 212 Roman Ruler slots (I have removed #16 Anonymous from the count.) I am sure that experts can dispute or add to the count. I am open to learn.

I just captured Galla Placidia to my Rulers Collection. Forgive my photo quality, as I have not taken my own pictures. My focus is on the Historical placement of coins and not numismatics. This becomes Roman Ruler #144 for me.


Roman Empire
Aelia GALLA PLACIDIA
Augusta Regent for Valentinian III 423-437 CE mother of Theodosius
Æ4 (approx 10mm)
Bust R - cross CID visible
RARE
Ex FSR 102

((Another auction listed it as: Galla Placidia (wife of Costantino III and mother of Valentinian III 421-450), Rome, AD 450, Nummus , AE, mm 10. DN GALLA PF AVG PLA-CIDIA diadematus and Claudian, bust to r. . Rv. RE-PVBLICAE SALVS, cross and s.; in the field to s. T . RIC 2111; Cohen 11/fr.40.))

Please feel free to feature any of your cool, difficult to find Roman Rulers...

 

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Good stuff

 

I'm torn over whether to count usurpers as official rulers. If so, I need to add Aemilian, Marius, Sponsianus, Regalianus, and others whose coins can be quite rare and hardly showing up anywhere. I have a Macrianus, though. Other than that I'm doing what a lot of folks do and getting a coin of each ruler/empress. Only 25 coins of Regalianus are known to exist.
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=983

 

So you're the one who outbid me at Frank's last auction! I'm glad it found a good home!

 

I HAVE in BLUE:

1 Constantine I
2 Trajan
3 Gordian III
4 Hadrian
5 Antoninus Pius
6 Augustus
7 Constantius II
8 Septimius Severus
9 Gallienus
10 Caracalla
11 Probus
12 Severus Alexander
13 Vespasian
14 Marcus Aurelius
15 Philip I

16 Anonymous

17 Domitian
18 Constantine II
19 Aurelian
20 Licinius I
E 21 Julia Domna
22 Nero
23 Diocletian
24 Commodus
25 Maximian
26 Claudius I
E 27 Faustina II
28 Postumus
29 Claudius II
30 Elagabalus
31 Constans I
E 32 Faustina I
33 Valens
34 Crispus
35 Valentinian I
36 Tiberius
37 Geta
38 Trajan Decius
39 Julian II
40 Maximinus I
41 Titus
42 Lucius Verus
43 Nerva
44 Theodosius I
45 Arcadius
46 Galerius
47 Valerian I
48 Gratian
E 49 Julia Mamaea
50 Philip II
51 Maximinus II
52 Constantius I
E 53 Salonina
54 Honorius
55 Trebonianus Gallus
56 Magnentius
57 Caligula
58 Victorinus
E 59 Otacilia Severa
E 60 Helena
61 Theodosius II
E 62 Lucilla
63 Tacitus
64 Tetricus I
65 Galba
66 Maxentius
67 Anastasius I
68 Vitellius
69 Valentinian II
70 Macrinus
71 Agrippa
E 72 Sabina
73 Volusian
74 Jovian
75 Carinus
76 Licinius II
77 Clodius Albinus
E 78 Julia Maesa
79 Carausius
E 80 Herennia Etruscilla
E 81 Crispina
82 Constantius Gallus
83 Numerian
84 Magnus Maximus
85 Aelius86 Leo I
E 87 Severina
88 Carus
89 Tetricus II
E 90 Plautilla
91 Allectus
92 Germanicus
93 Quintillus
94 Florian
95 Pertinax
96 Pupienus
97 Herennius Etruscus
98 Delmatius
E 99 Galeria Valeria
100 Maximus Caesar
101 Zeno
E 102 Fausta
103 Procopius
104 Severus II
105 Decentius
106 Vetranio
107 Otho
108 Marcian
109 Diadumenian
110 Valerian II
111 Valentinian III
E 112 Aelia Flaccilla
113 Balbinus
E 114 Julia Soaemias
E 115 Julia Paula
E 116 Orbiana (225-227CE Wife of Severus Alexander)
E 117 Antonia
118 Aemilian
119 Hostilian
120 Vabalathus
E 121 Mariniana (253CE Wife of Valerian, Mother of Gallienus)
122 Solaninus

123 Nero Claudius Drusus 38-9BCE (Father of Germanicus and Claudius I, Brother of Tiberius)
124 Pescennius Niger 193-194CE

E 125 Theodora
E 126 Julia Flavia Titi(lived 64-91CE or Flavia Julia Titi daughter of Titus, concubine of Domitian-her Uncle)127 Drusus
128 Marius
129 Didius Julianus
E 130 Livia
(lived 58BCE-29CE Wife of Octavian Augustus m. 51yrs – no children between, Mother of Tiberius-prior marriage)

E 131 Agrippina I
(14-BCE-33CE Wife of Germanicus, Mother of Caligula)

E 132 Eudoxia
E 133 Magnia Urbica (282-284CE Wife of Carus)
134 Hanniballianus
E 135 Paulina (235-236CE wife of Maximinus I Thrax)
136 Flavius Victor
137 Macrianus
138 Quietus
E 139 Aquilia Severa
140 Eugenius

141 Gordian II 238CE
142 Gordian I 238CE

143 Johannes
144 Romulus

E 145 Marciana (Augusta 105-113CE Sister of Trajan)
E 146 Didia Clara (193CE Daughter of Didius Jilianus – bought throne)
E 147 Manlia Scantilla (193CE Wife of Didius Juliana, mother of Didia Clara)
E 148 Domitia Longina (91-96CE Wife of Domitian)
149 Constantine III 407-411CE
150 Laelianus 269CE
151 Basiliscus 475-476CE
E 152 Eudocia (Augusta 408-450CE wife of TheodosiusII? or Arcadius, or called Aelia Eudocia - a Saint, or Eudoxia)
153 Anthemius 467-472CE
154 Julian I 355-363CE
E 155 Pulcheria (Daughter of Arcadius and Aelia Eudocia, Augusta 414-453)
E 156 Plotina (coinage 112-122CE Wife of Trajan)
E 157 Agrippina II (49-54CE The Younger, wife of Claudius, daughter of Germanicus, mother of Nero)

E 158 Galla Placidia (Regent for Valentinian III 423-437CE daughter of Theodosius I, wife of Ataulf-King of Goths, wife of Constantius III)

159 Nigrinian 284-285CE
160 Majorian 457-461CE
161 Domitius Domitianus 297CE
162 Libius Severus 461-465CE
E 163 Matidia (Augusta 112-119CE, Salonia Matidia, niece of Trajan)
164 Alexander (Domitius Alexander – Usurper 308-311CE
165 Pacatian 248CE Usurper
166 Julius Nepos 474-475CE

E 167 Verina (d. 484 wife of Leo I)
E 168 Tranquillina (Provincial - Thrace)

E 169 Domitilla II (daughter of Vespasian, Sister of Domitian, deified Augusta, died 66CE, coin 81-96CE)
170 Jovinus 411-413CE
171 Caius Caesar lived 20-21BCE, son of Agrippa, adopted by Augustus
172 Martinian 234CE
E 173 Zenonis (Empress 476-477CE wife of Basilicus)
E 174 Honoria (Augusta 426453CE, Sister of Valentinian III, professed love to Atilla the Hun)
175 Nepotian 350CE
176 Britannicus Lived 41-55, son of Claudius
177 Clodius Macer Revolted against Nero 68CE
E 178 Domitilla I (died before 69, before husband Vespasian became Emperor)
179 Maximus (USURPER: Terentius Maximus against Titus in 79-81CE?; Gellius Maximus against Elagabalus in 219CE?; or Maximus of Hispania against Honorius 409-421CE?)
180 Leo II 474CE
E 181 Cornelia Supera (253CE wife of Aemilianus)
E 182 Licinia Eudoxia (daughter of Theodosius II, wife to Valentinian II and Petronius Maximus)
183 Priscus Attalus – Usuper against Honorius 409-416CE
184 Uranius Antoninus - Usuper against Elagabalus 221CE
185E Dryantilla (Supulchia Dryantilla, wife of Usurper Regalianus 260CE)
186 Regalianus 260CE
E 187 Zenobia 240-267CE (Queen of the Palmyrene Empire, a short lived splinter empire that revolted during the Crisis. She proclaimed herself Avgvsta and annexed the Eastern Mediterranean from Rome..)
188 Valerius Valens 316-317CE
189 Romulus Augustus 475-476CE LAST WESTERN
190 Constantius III 421CE
191 Petronius Maximus - 455CE
192 Avitus 455-456CE
193 Jotapian – 249CE Usurper against Philip the Arab
E 194 Annia Faustina (Wife of Elagabalus, lived 201-222)
E 195 Euphemia ??? (523-524CE Wife of Justin I)
196 Glycerius 473-474CE
197 Ariadne (450-457, Wife of Zeno & Anastasius I)
198 Constans II 407-411 CE
199 Olybrius only 4 known 472CE

ZERO -0- Known
200 Sebastianus – Usurper - Honorius 412-413CE
201 Proculus
202 Saturninus- Usurper against Probus 280CE
E 203 Constantia (Augusta 313-324CE, wife of Licinius, daughter of Constantius Chlorus)
204 Silbannacus – Usurper – Philip the Arab 244-249CE
205 Domitian II – 1 coin known Usurper Gallic Empire 271CE
206 Leontius I ??? Byz 695-698CE

UNLISTED (Provincials - or from of CT Threads):
E 207 Poppaea - got

E 208 Titiana - Pertinax Wife 193CE
209 Pertinax Jr. Caesar (ACSearch $30k) 193CE
210 Antinous – Hadrian’s lover – deified 130CE

E 211 Messalina – got
E 212 Octavia (54-62 CE) wife of Nero

TOTAL:
Total: 212 – w/o #16 ANONYMOUS Ruler
Empresses: 34 of 57
Male Rulers: 110 of 155
TOTAL RULERS: 144 of 212

 

Yeah, agreed. I try to get them all in as Historical Placemarkers.

Personally, I think VINDEX needs to be added too.


RI Civil War VINDEX 68-69 CE AR Denarius 3.22g Gallic mint SALVS GENERIS HVMANI Victory l globe - SPQR in wreath RIC 72 BMCRE 34-36 RSC 420 RARE

 

Amazing coin!

Thanks,
Jacob

 

Nice, I still need her but shes rarely cheap.

 

Is there some order to this list?

 

This is supposedly the order of Rarity according to RIC II. That is except for my additions at the end. The additions are from comments gleaned from prior threads and posts. And, I am personally adding Vindex to my list. This gives me 145 of 213 Rulers.

I am NOT a scholar, rather I am a basic guy having fun collecting cool placeholders in Human History. This collection covers the Roman Rulers period.

 

#158 is pretty impressive, I don't have that one. But, I have a MUCH higher percentage than you, Gandalf.

(Of course, that's because I pretend 165 and up don't exist... )

 

You got me beat by a wide margin/ I am at a measly 70! out of 215 ERIC II index.

 

Sweet score

 

Interesting addition, and wow, one more ruler ticked off, well done !

Q

 

Difficult to find rulers? Sure, why not!

Basiliscus:

Uranius Antoninus:

Annia Faustina:



Gordian I:

Gordian II:

Eugenius:

Libius Severus:

Constantine III:

Didia Clara:

 

I intend to collect all the rulers eventually... I just have a competing hobby: collecting countries. I'll add seven new countries in west Africa to my collection in January, and Antarctica in March. After that, I'll be in a position to collect rare Roman rulers again.

 

Usurpers definitely count. As long as they could maintain effective control over a territory, even for a short time, they're a real ruler for all intents and purposes. As long as they have a portrait, i'll collect them.

 

Well done @Greg Heinrich ... super examples of tough Rulers to capture. I agree about 'Usurpers'... they Ruled, and if it were any other empire or entity, those Rulers would had been recognized for their control over the empire. I was hoping you would post a few cool ones!


RI Verina w Leo I AE2 20mm 457-475 Victory inscribing CHI RHO - RIC X 656 R3 RARE

 

I cannot afford to travel/ spend all my spare $ on coins But, my first destination would be Germany/ love the food=my only addiction/ love the historical towns like Worms/Nurnberg/Trier/Rothenburg/Hamelin.....also I can speak German/ so that helps

 

Ich auch! My favorite German food: Schweine Hocksen und Brotchen!