Another interesting video by Künker auction, this time about the five good emperors. All coins showed will be in their next auction on 8 October 2019.
I enjoyed that video very much! The coins were gorgeous and the history was well-presented. Thanks for sharing, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix ! Here are some adoptive emperors from my collection:
NERVA RI Nerva AE Dupondius 96-98 CE LIBERTAS PVBLICA -pileus Ex: TIF TRAJAN: RI AE As Trajan CE 98-117 26mm 11.0g Rome Laureate Draped - SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS Victory R wreath palm S-C RIC 675 HADRIAN: RI Hadrian, AD 117-138 Æ Limes Denarius 18mm 3.5mm after AD 125 Genius stndg sacrificing altar cornucopia RIC II 173 ANTONINUS PIUS: RI Antoninus Pius 138-161 BCE BILLON Tet Alexandria Egypt Dikaiosyne Scale LUCIUS VERUS: RI Lucius Verus 161-169 CE AE As 24mm Mars w Trophy MARUS AURELIUS: RI MARCUS AURELIUS AR Den as Caesar TR POT VI COS II - Genius stg at altar hldg standard
A well-done and informative video with beautiful coins – thank you for posting it. I've shown them before – but well, one more time won't hurt. Here are my "5+1" good Nerva-Antonine emperors as well as the last one's wayward offspring: Nerva, Roman Empire, denarius, 97 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG GERM PM TR P II, laureate head of Nerva right. Rev: IMP II COS IIII PP, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae. 18mm, 2.98g. Ref: RIC II, 40. Trajan, Roman Empire, denarius, 101/102 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAESAR NERVA TRAIAN AUG GERM, laureate head of Trajan right. Rev: PM TRP COS IIII PP, Victory standing facing, holding wreath and palm branch. 18mm, 3.04g. Ref: RIC II, 58. Hadrian, Roman Empire, denarius, 119–122 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head of Hadrian right. Rev: PM TR P COS III, Pax seated left, holding Victory on globe and branch. 18.5mm, 3.05g. Ref: RIC II, 95. Antoninus Pius, Roman Empire, denarius, 155–156 AD, Rome mint. Obv: [ANTO]NINVS AVG PIVS PP [IMP II], head of Antoninus Pius, laureate, r. Rev: TR POT XIX [CO]S III, Annona standing l., holding corn ears, resting l. hand on modius standing on prow with rudder leaning on it. 18mm, 3.27g. Ref: RIC III Antoninus Pius 249. Lucius Verus, Roman Empire, denarius, 167/168 AD. Rome mint. Obv: L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX, laureate head of Lucius Verus right. Rev: TR P VIII IMP V COS III, Aequitas seated left, holding scales and cornucopiae. 18mm, 2.62g. Ref: RIC III, 595. Ex Coast to Coast Coins. Marcus Aurelius (as Caesar), Roman Empire, denarius, 140–144 AD, Rome mint. Obv: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS; head of Marcus Aurelius, bare, r. Rev: IVVENTAS, Iuventas (youth) standing l., dropping incense in candelabrum and holding patera. 17.5mm, 3.16g. Ref: RIC III Antoninus Pius 423a. Ex CNG. Commodus, Roman Empire, denarius, 182 AD, Rome mint. Obv: M COMMOD[VS ANTON]INVS AVG, laureate head of Commodus right. Rev: LIB AVG V TR P VII IMP IIII COS III PP, Liberalitas standing left holding counting board and cornucopiae. 18mm, 2.24g. Ref: RIC III, 36A.
I love it when history is told on the basis of coins. Well done My Commodus coin with the emperor wearing a lionskin.... Commodus, denarius. Rome mint, 191-192 A.D. 2,60 g. 17 mm. Obv. L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, head right wearing lionskin headdress. Rev. HER-CVL RO-MAN AV-GV either side of club of Hercules, all in wreath. RIC 251.
