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Flavius Julius Constans "The Inquisitor" Constans, who was 17 years old at the time of his father Constantine the Great’s death, inherited the central part of the Empire. Despite his youth, he managed effectively,...

Flavius Theodosius "The Last Games" Theodosius I the Great was the last emperor to rule both the eastern and western parts of the Roman Empire. He reigned from 379 CE, initially alongside Gratian (until...

Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus "The Gallic Massacre" In AD 286, Maximianus was dispatched by Emperor Diocletian to confront the Gallic rebels. After their defeat, he was elevated to the rank of Augustus on April...

Egnatia Mariniana Augusta "Juno's Peacock" Egnatia Mariniana was the wife of Roman Emperor Valerian I and the mother of Gallienus. Despite being the spouse of a relatively long-reigning ruler, she is almost entirely omitted...

Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus "Germanicus Maximus!" Maximinus' political position, as someone not from the elite, was weak, and his power relied primarily on the army. In the summer of 235 CE, he crossed the...

Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus "The Barbarian Emperor" Maximinus Thrax was born around 172 AD in Thrace or Moesia. He is considered the first barbarian (non-Roman) to don the imperial purple. He never set foot...

Gaius Iulius Verus Maximus "The Most Handsome Ruler" In the Historia Augusta , it is written: "He was so handsome that all wanton women adored him, and some wished to conceive a child with...

Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax "Legio XIV Gemina" It was founded by Julius Caesar in 57 BCE. The epithet Gemina (twin) was granted after it merged with another legion following the Battle of Actium. The...

Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax "The Final Farewell" Septimius Severus died on February 4, 211 CE, during a campaign in Britain, in the city of Eboracum (modern-day York). He had traveled there with his sons,...

Annia Galeria Faustina Augusta Minor "I thank the gods that I have a wife just like her—so devoted, so full of love, so unpretentious. (Meditations)" Faustina married Marcus Aurelius in 145 CE. She bore...

Lucius Aurelius Verus "Parthicus Maximus" In 162 CE, Marcus Aurelius sent his brother and co-emperor, Lucius Verus, to lead a war against the Kingdom of Parthia. Lucius spent most of the campaign in Antioch,...

Bruttia Crispina Augusta "Venus Felix" Bruttia Crispina was the first and only legal wife of the Roman Emperor Commodus. She came from a wealthy southern Italian family from Bruttium. In the summer of 178...

Annia Aurelia Galeria Lucilla Augusta "Venus Victrix" Annia Aurelia Galeria Lucilla (born 149 CE in Rome – died 183 CE on Capri) was the second daughter of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger. From...

Decimus Caelius Calvinus Balbinus "Victoria Augustorum" Balbinus was a member of a wealthy aristocratic family. He served as consul twice and governed various provinces as a governor. In the spring of 238 CE, he...

L. Aemilius Lepidus Paullus " Perseus of Antigonid Dynasty" Perseus was the last king of Macedonia. He lost the Third Macedonian War (172–168 BCE) to Rome and was dethroned. The victorious Roman commander, Consul...

95-378 - EX-LIBRIS / H. HANLET XXe s., 1987, Luxembourg Auteur : ipse fecit Blason : Burelé d'argent et d'azur, de dix pièces, au lion de gueules, armé, lampassé et couronné, brochant sur le tout....

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus “Don’t call me lord, I am a lady” His short reign is known for sexual scandals and religious controversies. He came from Emesa in Syria, where he served as the high...

Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus "Fides Militum – Loyalty of the Army" The first to rush to the bleeding Caracalla on the desert sands was the Praetorian Prefect Marcus Opellius Macrinus. He hailed from Caesarea...

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus "Vallum Hadriani – Hadrian’s Wall" This was a Roman defensive wall in northern Britain, built between 121 and 129 CE by Emperor Hadrian along the course of the Eden and Tyne...

Marcus Iulius Philippus "Roma Aeternae – The Eternal City" Philip I, known as Philip the Arab, hailed from Trachonitis, a region in southern Syria within the province of Arabia Petraea. During the reign of...

Quintus Herennius Etruscus Messius Decius "Battle of Abrittus" Herennius was the elder son of Emperor Decius and the brother of Hostilian. In 250 CE, he received the title of Caesar alongside his brother and...

Gaius Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus "The Black Death" Hostilian was the younger son of Emperor Decius and the brother of Herennius Decius. In 250 CE, he was appointed Caesar by his father, like his...

Obverse:  Allegorical scene of the  Augsburg Confession  being presented to Holy Roman Emperor  Charles V . Reverse:  Eight lines of text in decorative frames. The inscription ICH REDE / VON DEINEN / ZEUGNISSEN /...

Marcus Didius Severus Julianus "Purchased Purple" "And what terrible thing have I done?" asked Didius Julianus as he lay dying, after only 66 days of rule. He was born into an equestrian family that...

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus "Caesar" He was born in Hadrumetum, in the province of Africa Proconsularis (modern Sousse, Tunisia). In accordance with his father Ceionius' wishes, he was named Albinus due to the remarkable whiteness...

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus „I did not waste time studying the mysteries of the heavens. (Meditations)” On February 26, 138 CE, the 17-year-old Marcus was adopted by the husband of his aunt, Emperor Antoninus Pius....

L. Scipio Asiagenus "Denarius Serratus" The Denarius Serratus (from the Latin serra – saw; plural serrati ) was a variation of the standard Roman silver coin, produced through a minting process that involved serrating...

Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius " General of Sulla" Metellus, at the age of 20, accompanied his father during the Numidian War against Jugurtha. He served as one of the commanders in the Social War,...

A. Plautius " The Conquest of Judea" Both sides of this coin commemorate Gnaeus Pompey the Great's campaign in Judea. The issuer of the denarius, Aulus Plautius, had himself fought in Judea and was...

Republican period. First Meris. Circa 167-149 BC "The Third Macedonian War" At the end of the 3rd century BCE, King Philip V of Macedonia allied with Hannibal against Rome. Titus Quinctius Flamininus defeated Philip...

Anonymous "Denarius" The Roman denarius was introduced in 211 BCE, initially weighing approximately 4.5 grams. The word denarius derives from the Latin deni , meaning "containing ten," as its value was equivalent to 10...

M. Junius Brutus "And you, child?" These were reportedly the final words of Caesar, spoken to Brutus as he participated in the assassination. Marcus Junius Brutus (85–42 BCE) was the son of Marcus Junius...

Marcus Porcius Cato Uticiensis "I am now my own master!" These were reportedly the words of Cato just before his suicide. Marcus Porcius Cato was born in November 95 BCE in Rome. Known as...

Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus "The homeland is where freedom lies" According to Appian, these were the words Pompey the Great addressed to his legions before the Battle of Pharsalus. This coin, minted by proquaestor Varro...

KINGS OF NUMIDIA "Teneo te, Africa – I Have You, Africa" These words were reportedly spoken by Caesar when he stumbled and fell in front of his soldiers while disembarking from a ship on...

KINGS OF MACEDON "The Antigonid Dynasty" Antigonus I Monophthalmus (Greek: Antigonos Monophthalmos or Kyklops) (born c. 382 BCE, died 301 BCE) – a general of Alexander III, one of the Diadochi, father of Demetrius...

SELEUKID KINGS OF SYRIA "Megas Basileus – The Great King" Antiochus the Great ( Antiochus ho Megas ) was the younger son of Seleucus II Callinicus and the successor of his older brother, Seleucus...

Flavius Iulius Constantius "The Arian" The second of three sons of Constantine the Great and Fausta, born in Sirmium. On September 9, 337 CE, he received the title of Augustus and was given control...

Flavius Iovianus "Overcome by Fumes" He was born around 331 CE in Singidunum (Moesia) as the son of Varronianus, commander of the imperial guard ( domestici et protectores ) under Constantine II. In 363...

Flavius Gratianus  "Pontifex Maximus" The son of Valentinian I and Severa, Gratian received the title of Augustus in 367 CE. He appointed his four-year-old brother, Valentinian II, as co-ruler. In 368, he led a...

Flavius Iulius Valens "The Missing" He was born in 328 CE in Cibalae (southern Pannonia). In 375 CE, Emperor Valentinian, brother of Valens, died suddenly, leaving two underage sons, Gratian and Valentinian II, as...

"Journées de Juin 1848" - Mort de l'Archevêque AffreCollignon Série Parisienne 650 / Saulcy Pl. N° / Ø 23mm - Cuivre jaune - 5gSLG 1831 (offert par l'ami "One-Dollar" de CollecOnline) Cet archevêque eut un...

"Journées de Juin 1848" - Mort de l'Archevêque AffreCollignon Série Parisienne 638 var. / Saulcy Pl. N° / Ø 22mm - Cuivre jaune - 5gSLG 1828 Cet archevêque eut un destin tragique. Pendant les insurrections...

Année : 136 avant J.C. Type : Denier Métal : Argent Poids : 3,97 g Titre : 950‰ Atelier : Rome Diamètre : 20 mm Axe de coins : 12 h Références : B.9 (Antestia)...

Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus "Colonia Commodiana" In 191 CE, Rome was severely damaged by a fire that raged for several days. Many public buildings, including the Temple of Peace ( Pax ), the Temple...

Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius "Adventus Augusti – The Arrival of the Emperor" Trajan Decius was born in the village of Budalia near Sirmium in Pannonia. He served as the governor of Lower Moesia...

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus "The Rain Miracle" On June 11, 173 CE, during the Marcomannic Wars (166–180 CE), the Roman army in Moravia was surrounded by the numerically superior Quadi. Cassius Dio writes that the...

Vibia Sabina   "Concordia Augusti – Marital Harmony" Vibia Sabina (born 85 CE, died 136 or 137 CE) was the daughter of Vibius Sabinus and Matidia , and the niece of Emperor Trajan. From...

ANTIOCHE(IVe siècle) Demi-follis ou demi-nummus Date : 310-311 - atelier : Coelé Syrie, Antioche (Antiochia)Diamètre : 14 / 15mm - Axe des coins : 6 h. - Poids : 1,47 g.Degré de rareté : R1N° dans les ouvrages...

Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus Roman Province - Cilicia "The Province of Cilicia"  Cilicia is a historical region located at the border of Asia Minor and Syria-Palestine. In Roman times, it was divided into two...