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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2211886, member: 42773&quot;]As Warren mentioned, we get the concept of the 12 Caesars from Hadrian&#039;s secretary, Suetonius, but that doesn&#039;t constrict us from creating our own groupings. In fact, although JC was the first Roman to put his bust on a coin, I consider all his issues Imperatorial. I would put his coins into a category along with Octavian, Marc Antony, and the numerous issues of various moneyers immediately prior to the establishment of the empire.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then I would organize my collection according to the modern historical subdivisions, starting with Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero for the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Then the Year of Four Emperors and Flavian dynasty, followed by (as arnoldoe suggests), the Nerva-Antonine Dynasty. After that you get into the Severans, and by the time you&#039;ve collected Severus Alexander, you&#039;ve moved into the Third Century, which is an entirely new ball-game.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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