Hi Leo, perhaps you heared about it, there is a theory by P. V. Hill ("The Undated Coins of Rome, AD 98-148") that Antoninus Pius coins as Caesar were struck after his accession to the throne, when he struggled with the Senate to have Hadrian deified (the Senate refused to grant Hadrian's consecration). So Antoninus (according to Hill) renounced the title of Augustus, and kept the title of Caesar only until the Senate agreed with Hadrian's deification. Many authors have later challenged this theory.
Thats very interesting. There is a very scarce issue of Antoninus without the "Pius", but with the AVG title included, I would have guessed that this issue was struck during this very small interim between Hadrian's death and his deification after Antoninus's plea. Thanks for the input!
Very educational video, I really love the way you mention some historical aspect to these emperors, rather then just reading the legends.. keep up the good work!
Thanks! Indeed, each coin is a historical document, not just a pretty silvery thing with letters on them. The magic of ancient numismatics lie on the fact even humble coins provide us with a window to past times :)
Thank you for this very educational segment on Caesars. As you were going from one Caesar to another i examined my coins. Some were similar and others quite different. The coin I have ID as Crispus is quite unusual reverse with a wreath and very clear lettering. I will post to the FB group to make sure I have ID this correctly. Great Video Thanks
Amigo Leo. Gracias al reciente vídeo "Los derechos de los numismáticos" pude comprobar que hablas español. Aprovecho para enviarte un cordial saludo como suscriptor de tu canal. Sólo me quedó la duda si eres inglés y vives en España... o descendiente de españoles que vive en Reino Unido, etc .... ????😀 Sé que hablaste de como están la leyes sobre patrimonio en Andalucía, y por eso me quedo con esa gran duda. Te envío un saludo desde la provincia de Sevilla, desde el sur de España, tierra por la que pasaron civilizaciones y culturas en la que dejaron tanta riqueza, y material cultural, y como no... también riqueza numismática. Un abrazo.
Hola! Pues ni ingles, ni español, soy brasileño :) Pero llevo en España ya unos cuantos años y me encanta este país. Hable en la charla de las leyes de patrimonio inglesas porque creo que son el unico ejemplo en todo el mundo donde hay un equilibrio inteligente entre proteccion del patrimonio y estimulo al coleccionismo y al detectorismo. Ojala un dia leyes semejantes se apliquen en España, pero con la chusma politica que tenemos, desgraciadamente lo veo complicado. Me alegra que te guste el canal, un saludo! :)
@@ClassicalNumismatics Cierto... lo que en Reino Unido se ve como algo normal, aquí parece que es de otra galaxia. Te invito a visitar mi canal también, aunque apenas lleve 5 meses sin actividad por problemas serios de salud. Un saludo!
I've always assumed IMP on the coin meant it was struck when he was emperor. TY for clarifying that. So how can I know if a coin was struck when emperor?
Beautifull video as allways! One small remark: the 'Galerius' coin is in fact one Maximinus II, the Caesar under Galerius (his uncle). The legends are just one letter (!) of compared to those of Galerius: GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES. This coin was struck somewhere between 305 (ascension of Galerius as Augustus) and 310 AD, when Maximinus began to style himself as Augustus, even though Galerius was still in charge!
Hi Leo, perhaps you heared about it, there is a theory by P. V. Hill ("The Undated Coins of Rome, AD 98-148") that Antoninus Pius coins as Caesar were struck after his accession to the throne, when he struggled with the Senate to have Hadrian deified (the Senate refused to grant Hadrian's consecration). So Antoninus (according to Hill) renounced the title of Augustus, and kept the title of Caesar only until the Senate agreed with Hadrian's deification. Many authors have later challenged this theory.
Thats very interesting. There is a very scarce issue of Antoninus without the "Pius", but with the AVG title included, I would have guessed that this issue was struck during this very small interim between Hadrian's death and his deification after Antoninus's plea. Thanks for the input!
Very educational video, I really love the way you mention some historical aspect to these emperors, rather then just reading the legends.. keep up the good work!
Thanks! Indeed, each coin is a historical document, not just a pretty silvery thing with letters on them. The magic of ancient numismatics lie on the fact even humble coins provide us with a window to past times :)
Thanks for shining a light on the #2 guy! I have several 'NOB CAES' coins in my collection including Marcus Aurelius, Constantius, Galerius & Crispus.
Great content, learning more from you than in history class
Thank you for this very educational segment on Caesars. As you were going from one Caesar to another i examined my coins. Some were similar and others quite different. The coin I have ID as Crispus is quite unusual reverse with a wreath and very clear lettering. I will post to the FB group to make sure I have ID this correctly. Great Video Thanks
Excellent video as always.😃
Great video!
very nice pieces
Amigo Leo. Gracias al reciente vídeo "Los derechos de los numismáticos" pude comprobar que hablas español. Aprovecho para enviarte un cordial saludo como suscriptor de tu canal. Sólo me quedó la duda si eres inglés y vives en España... o descendiente de españoles que vive en Reino Unido, etc .... ????😀 Sé que hablaste de como están la leyes sobre patrimonio en Andalucía, y por eso me quedo con esa gran duda. Te envío un saludo desde la provincia de Sevilla, desde el sur de España, tierra por la que pasaron civilizaciones y culturas en la que dejaron tanta riqueza, y material cultural, y como no... también riqueza numismática. Un abrazo.
Hola! Pues ni ingles, ni español, soy brasileño :)
Pero llevo en España ya unos cuantos años y me encanta este país.
Hable en la charla de las leyes de patrimonio inglesas porque creo que son el unico ejemplo en todo el mundo donde hay un equilibrio inteligente entre proteccion del patrimonio y estimulo al coleccionismo y al detectorismo. Ojala un dia leyes semejantes se apliquen en España, pero con la chusma politica que tenemos, desgraciadamente lo veo complicado.
Me alegra que te guste el canal, un saludo! :)
@@ClassicalNumismatics Cierto... lo que en Reino Unido se ve como algo normal, aquí parece que es de otra galaxia. Te invito a visitar mi canal también, aunque apenas lleve 5 meses sin actividad por problemas serios de salud. Un saludo!
FANTASTIC
I've always assumed IMP on the coin meant it was struck when he was emperor. TY for clarifying that. So how can I know if a coin was struck when emperor?
for the AVG at the end, "Augustus"
@@ClassicalNumismatics Thank you. Great video as always
Beautifull video as allways! One small remark: the 'Galerius' coin is in fact one Maximinus II, the Caesar under Galerius (his uncle). The legends are just one letter (!) of compared to those of Galerius: GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES. This coin was struck somewhere between 305 (ascension of Galerius as Augustus) and 310 AD, when Maximinus began to style himself as Augustus, even though Galerius was still in charge!