Roman Imperatorial collection

Welcome to this collection! Marcus Antonius denarii with other Triumviral & Imperatorial denarii, some bronzes as well.

Personal do I like how maritime themes are coming together in the Sextus Pompeius and M. Antonius fleet coinage: lighthouses, Scylla and Charybdis,  Quinqueremes, Dolphins, Neptune and Anchors.

Provincial bronzes, Tetradrachmae, drachmae & fleet coinage: it was not the initial idea to collect those coins. Historically importance did shift the wheel in their favor and they offer a welcome variety for the otherwise perhaps monotone fleet of Silver Denarii.

The Imperatorial period extends from the outbreak of civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey in January 49 B.C. and ends early 27 B.C. when Caesar's adopted heir Octavian was given the title "Augustus" by the Senate, effectively making him the sole ruler of the entire Roman territory.
The coinage of this period is a transition between the long established numismatic traditions of the Republic and the newly created "cult of the Emperors" which came about in the Imperial age. Imperatorial coinage is characterized by the bold use of coins as vehicles of propaganda, culminating in the first large scale use of lifetime portraits on coins in Roman times, beginning with Caesar in 44 B.C. In the years of civil war which ensued Sextus Pompey, Brutus, Labienus, Mark Antony, Lepidus and Octavian did not hesitate to follow Caesar's example by displaying their 'mugs' on the coins that were minted in their respective names.

List of some interesting new items added to this collection during the past months:

Marcus Antonius Denarius by Lucius Munatius Plancus from Artemide Aste. 06 February 2023

Lepidus with Marcus Antonius and Octavianus Half As from CNG. 15 March 2023