Caesar to Domitian
Please see also the Imperatorial
Coin
Section for more coins from the First Civil War (Pompeius vs
Caesar),
the Second Civil War (Republican's vs. Caesar's Party after his
death)
until the Battle of Actium (Marcus Antonius/Cleopatra vs.
Octavianus/Agrippa)
Julius Caesar's Victories in Gallia in the 50's BC
said to show portrait of Vercingetorix, the leader of the Gallic tribes
against Caesar, reverse shows gallic warriors
Vercingetorix on a gold stater from Gallia, hellenistic style
note the elefant is stepping on Gallic war trumpets
Gallic gold Stater from the Eburovices, Caesar knew why he conquered
Gallia....
Caesar rules the World
Julius Caesar, murdered on the Ides of March in 44 BC
The Second Civil War after Caesar's Murder in 44 BC
CAESAR's murder celebrated by Brutus (43-42 BC), maybe the
most famous
Roman coin...
Please see the Imperatorial
Coin section for more coins from this exciting period
Marcus Antonius
advertising his connection with Caesar, April 44 BC in Gallia
Marc Antony in Armenia:
Armenia Devicta
Before the battle of Actium, Marcus Antonius pays his legions
(32 BC),
see also the legionary
coin section
The Apoll of Actium
denarius of Augustrus
to celebrate the victory IMP X
AEGYPTO CAPTA (Victory of Octavianus and Agrippa at Actium 31
BC over
Marcus Antonius and Cleopatra)
Veterans of that war were settled in Nemausus (Nimes, France)
Armenia and Parthia under Augustus
ASIA RECEPTA Quinarius of Augustus, and a denarius with
Parthian returning
one of the legionary standards lost by Crassus, success of 20 BC,
another
such denarius of Augustus, and finally a cistophorius with SIGNIS
RECEPTIS
under triumphal arch
similiar type but with naked barbarian
Armenia Capta by Tiberius for Augustus in 20 BC
kneeling
Armenian captive
The Conquest of the Alps under Augustus 16 / 15 BC
IMP X, Conquest of Raetia by Drusus and Tiberius 16/15 BC,
denarius
and aureus of Augustus
Drusus the elder, Triumphal Arch "De Germanis"
Germanic Tribes giving children as hostages to the emperor
Augustus
(IMP XIIII), 8 BC
The Loss of Germania (and 3 Legions) in 9 AD
P Quinctilius
Varus (interested
in Roman
Officials
?) see also the Varus
debate page
as Governor of Syria
as Governor of Africa (coin with
his portrait)
Countermarked coin found in Germania Inferior / Gallia Belgica. Countermarking coins was common in the military of the Augustean / Tiberian period. The below example has a "VAR" countermark, once thought to be for P Quinctilius Varus who lost 3 legions in 9 AD. For more details see the Countermark Section .
As
with "VAR" countermark,
applied in Gallia-Germania (Varus
Debate)
Claudius proclaimed emperor by the praetorian guard
IMPER RECEPT, showing praetorian camp
Clodius Macer for Legio III Augusta, denarius 68 AD
Vindex in Gallia
Restituta PR, Libertas, denarius making reference to the
famous Brutus
EID MAR denarius with the two daggers and the cap of liberty. Possibly
struck under Galba in Tarraco, Spain
Coinage possibly minted in Germania during the civil war (Vitellius
?)
X
countermark for Legio X Gemina, on Nero sestertius
SPQR
countermark, on Nero As (see countermark
section)
Vespasian & Titus in Judea
The IUDEA CAPTA series for the capture of Jerusalem (Vespasianus and Titus 70/71 AD)
JUDEA (Vespasianus), Denarius
Palm Tree and Jewish Prisoner
Titus
Vespasian
IUDEA DEVICTA
Titus
Aureus
IUDEA CAPTA
Sestertii of Vespasianus
The last coin above does not clearly mention Judea, but refers to the
same victory
As of Vespasianus
Jews begging Vespasianus for Mercy
Vespasianus
Titus: IUDEA CAPTA and IVD CAP
Titus as Caesar
Titus as Augustus
Jewish Prisoner
Denarius with Jewish Prisoner (Titus)
Titus for
Britannia
Aureus IMP XV
GERMANIA (Domitian 83-85 AD), Denarius and Aureus,
for the conquest
of today's Black Forest region
GERMANIA DEVICTA (sestertius, Domitian 85 AD)
Domitian attacking Germanic
warrior (sestertius)
Victory
crowning emperor
on a sestertius
crossed Germanic shields
on a Dupondius
Quadrans showing celtic torques and military decorations, as well as
an olive branch for victory TRIVMP IO IO