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Est. 1985

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Coins of First Century Emperors
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Tiberius,  14 to 37 AD
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RC 3157 - Tiberius (14 - 37 AD) - silver denarius of 16 AD
Obverse - C CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS
Reverse - PONTIF MAXIM - Livia (his mother) seated.
This coin is generally accepted to be the Tribute Penny of the Bible - Render unto Caesar . . .
£185

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Gaius, known as Caligula, 37 to 41 AD
Caligula was a nickname meaning 'little boots' - he hated it!

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RC 3158 - Caligula (37-41 AD) - silver denarius of 37 AD
issued in honour of his deceased father Germanicus
Obverse - C CAESAR AVG GERM PM TR POT - Head of Caligula
Reverse - GERMANICVS CAES P C CAES AVG GERM - Head of Germanicus
£1450

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Claudius, 41 to 54 AD
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RC 2937 - Claudius (41-54 AD) - brass sestertius - 35mm
obverse - TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TR P IMP
reverse - [SPES] AVGVSTA - Spes (Hope) advancing holding flower and holding skirt.
Hope is always personified as a young girl going out in adult dress for the first time, raising her skirt clear of the mud.
This is probably a contemporary copy issued by the Roman army in Britain.
The coin has a good green patina.
£95

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RC 3238 - Claudius (41-54 AD) - brass sestertius of 42 AD
obverse - TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TR P IMP
reverse - SPES AVGVSTA - Spes (Hope) advancing holding flower and holding skirt.
Hope is always personified as a young girl going out in adult dress for the first time, raising her skirt clear of the mud.
£150

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Nero - 54 to 68 AD

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RC 3323 - Nero (54-68 AD) silver denarius of 66-67 AD
Obverse - IMP NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS
Reverse - SALVS -Salus (safety) seated.
£140

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RC 3222 - Nero (54-68 AD) silver denarius of 67-68 AD
Obverse - IMP NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS PP
Reverse - IVPPITER CVSTOS - Jupiter seated.
£165

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Otho - January to April AD 69
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RC 3225 - Otho (January to April, 69 AD) - silver denarius
Obverse - IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P
Reverse - VICTORIA OTHONIS - Victory advancing.
£475

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Vitellius - January to December AD 69
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RC 375 - Vitellius (January to December 69 AD) - silver denarius
obverse -VITELLIVS GERMANICVS [IMP]
reverse [CONCORDIA] - Concord (harmony) seated
£155


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RC 3227 - Vitellius (January to December 69 AD) - silver denarius of May/June 69
obverse -VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P
reverse LIBERTAS RESTITVTA - Liberty standing holding Cap of Liberty and staff.
The Pileus or Cap of Liberty was the red conical cap presented to freed slaves (presumably while their hair grew back).
In the late 18th century, it was the symbol adopted by the American and French Revolutionaries.
£245


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RC 2947 - Vitellius (January to December 69 AD) - silver denarius of July to December 69
Obverse - A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P
Reverse - XV VIR SACR FAC - Lebes (a sacrificial bowl on a tripod), dolphin above, eagle below.
£ 295

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Titus, 79 to 81 AD

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RC 3149 - Titus (as Caesar 69 -79 AD) - silver denarius of Antioch, 72 AD
Obverse - T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT
Reverse - NEP RED - Neptune (sea god) standing, foot on a globe, holding sceptre and aplustre (decorated stern post of a galley)
£225

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Domitian, 81 to 96 AD

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RC 2951 - Domitian (81 - 96 AD) - silver denarius of 87 AD
Obverse - IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG GERM PM TR P VIII
Reverse - IMP XXII COS XVI CENS PPP - Minerva (war goddess) standing on a galley prow with spear & shield, owl at her feet
£135

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RC 3228 - Domitian (81 - 96 AD) - brass sestertius of 86 AD
Obverse - IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG GERM CENS PER PP
Reverse - [no legend] - Domitian standing, being crowned by Victory, holding a palm
£175

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Nerva, 96 to 98 AD

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RC 2996 - Nerva (96-98 AD) - silver denarius of Sept-Dec 96 AD
Obverse - IMP NERVA CAES AVG PM TR P COS III PP
Reverse - AEQVITAS AVGVST - Equity (fair dealing) standing with cornucopia and scales, leaning on a column
SOLD
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