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10/10 19 AD Germanicus dies at Antioch. Gnaeus Piso, governor of Syria, was suspected of poisoning him under the orders of Tiberius, and later commits suicide after his trial. Germanicus was Gaius' (Caligula's) father, a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and a prominent general of the early Roman Empire. He was born in Rome, and adopted by Tiberius under Augutus' orders.
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10/12 166 AD Commodus was elevated to the rank of Caesar. He was the first emperor to assume the throne after the passing of his father, Marcus Aurelius, the previous emperor. Most of Commodus' reign was spent defending himself from assasination attempts by his wife and sister, Crispina and Lucilla. He was eventually murdered by his own Praetorian Praefect and his misstress Marcia.
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10/13 54 AD Claudius dies at Rome, after being poisoned by Agrippina and later, his doctor; Nero accends to the throne. He was Roman emperor, a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. He was born at Lugdunum in Gaul and was the first Roman Emperor to be born outside Italy. It is believed that Claudius may have suffered from Cerebral Palsy. It was under Claudius' reign that Britain was added to the empire.
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Germanicus dies at Antioch. Gnaeus Piso, governor of Syria, was suspected of poisoning him under the orders of Tiberius, and later commits suicide after his trial. *awkward* |
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OK, if we are going to have these VCoins tidbits, lets illustrate them. I'll do Commodus by showing my two favorite Commodus as Caesar coins, These tend to be well made compared to the junk his mint cranked out later in the reign. The as has a nice (but worn) scene showing the emperor and attendants giving coins to a citizen (on steps) in honor of the new Caesar meaning this coin is most appropriate for what we are celebrating here. The denarius has a Spes reverse signifying that Commodus was the hope for the Roman future. Some you lose... Someone else can show their Germanicus and Claudius (preferably with Agrippina) coins.   |
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Here is my Claudius I coin.  Claudius AE As. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR IMP, bare head left / S-C across field, Minerva standing right, brandishing spear and holding shield on left arm. Cohen 84. BMC 149, BN 180, S 639, RIC 100. |
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I have shown my best Claudius coins, but here is an As that is quite nice as well as an As of Germanicus:   |
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