Historical Coins: Caesar to Domitian

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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)

Caesar - Conquest of Gallia

Caesar - Assassination

Marc Antony - Armenia / Cleopatra

Augustus

    Actium

    Armenia and Parthia

    Raetia

    Varus

Claudius proclaimed emperor

68/69 Civil War

Vespasian / Titus - Iudea

Titus - Britannia

Domitian - Germania

Caesar in Gallia

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

The Battle of Actium 31 BC

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

Civil War in 68/69

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)