What is Your Longest and Uninterrupted Series of Emperors ?

[LONGINUS]

Mine stands at eleven but my third century group will likely tie this number in the coming months.

 

DR’s Longest Unbroken Sequence of Roman Denarii by Emperor

I’m sure that many of you can surpass this number and I’d like to see or hear about them.

Mixed denominations and provinces are welcome.

 

 

Edited February 26, 2023 by LONGINUS

[Steppenfool]

My streak is similar to yours. Counting only Augusti, I have from Vespasian to Commodus. My "Titus" is a deified Vespasian which doesn't really count though.

I think Pertinax is an obstacle I'll be able to overcome one day, and that will easily take me to Gordian I and II which will probably forever be limiting factors. I stick to Silver for the pre-crisis era too so I imagine Claudius I will be a limit at the other end.

 

[John Conduitt]

I think it depends on what you mean by emperor and unbroken. You've picked a nice clean period of time. There are lots of emperors, caesars and usurpers who you might or might not count. It becomes tricky when you get to the Tetrarchy. Do Diocletian and Maximian I count as one or two? Do you need both? Does anyone have Valerius Valens? Does it matter if they don't, if they have Constantine I and Licinius I?

[LONGINUS]

8 minutes ago, John Conduitt said:

I think it depends on what you mean by emperor and unbroken. You've picked a nice clean period of time. There are lots of emperors, caesars and usurpers who you might or might not count. It becomes tricky when you get to the Tetrarchy. Do Diocletian and Maximian I count as one or two? Do you need both? Does anyone have Valerius Valens? Does it matter if they don't, if they have Constantine I and Licinius I?

Thanks, I like to use the basic list from:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_emperors

[Qcumbor]

I can count from Augustus to Pertinax, but not all in the same denomination though, which is 19 if I'm not mistaking

 

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Edited February 26, 2023 by Qcumbor

[CPK]

I have from Augustus to Commodus. And that is where I will most likely stop, since the next two - Pertinax and Didius Julianus - cost more than they're worth (to me) as place fillers. I suppose you could say the same thing about Otho and Galba, but they aren't quite as scarce, and I managed to get pretty worn and relatively inexpensive coins of them.

 

[Severus Alexander]

If you don’t count the really tough ones, I can do from Augustus to John VIII Palaeologos. 😁 That’s a run of 167, not counting Caesars.

The hard but obtainable ones I’m missing: Laelianus, Julian of Pannonia, Constantine III, Jovinus, Anthemius, Irene (sole reign, I have her with Constantine VI), Isaac I Comnenus, Nicephorus Basilacius, and Michael II of Epirus. (Also missing Gordian I and II, if they count as “obtainable.”)

Going back to 276 BCE I have Roman coins from every decade except the 170s and 90s BCE. 

Here’s me sprinkling my coins about 😝:

I suspect @Finn235 can do better than me on the Roman stuff (excluding Byzantine).

Edited February 26, 2023 by Severus Alexander

[ominus1]

i'm good from Augustus to Clodius Abinus (missing Pescennius Niger)..then Sept Severus to Maximus Thrax and Son (missing  Gordianus l & ll, Balbinus & Pupenius ) ..then from Gordian lll to Constantine, who went off to start the Byzantine empire....you'll forgive the group shots

 

Edited February 26, 2023 by ominus1
correction

[Spaniard]

@LONGINUS...That's a beautiful run of Emperors and as always wonderfully displayed!

A run of Emperors isn't my collecting strategy but I do have a run from Domitian to Commodus with Empresses just missing Crispina..I do have them in various denominations here's a mix..

 

 

 

[Roman Collector]

I have a long streak of Empresses, extending uninterrupted from Plotina/Matidia/Marciana through Galeria Valeria (not counting Titiana or Dryantilla).

[Julius Germanicus]

I have an uninterrupted series of Sestertii of all Augusti between Julius Caesar and Postumus  (Otho who did not issue Sestertii is represented by a middle bronze), plus most wives and relatives:

[Ancient Coin Hunter]

I have Julius Caesar to Commodus, save Vitellius with Marc Antony on the side. (To think how things would have been different for Rome if Octavian and Agrippa had lost the Battle of Actium!)

I'm lacking Pertinax, D.J., Pescennius Niger and Clodius Albinus.

Then the streak continues with the exceptions being Gordian I and II up until the time of Domitius Domitianus in Egypt (another missing coin). I'm not including the absence of Regalianus and Ingenuus or SPONSIANVS, nor Nigrinianus.

Tetrarchs are accounted for including the retirement pieces (which I will show an example of because they are unique in all of the Imperial coinage!). Missing Romulus. Going up through Theodosius I am missing Hannibalianus. After Honorius and Theodosius II I am blank until the time of Anastasius then have sporadic Byzantine rulers up into the time of a trachy of Manuel Comnenus where the collection stops...😸

 

[Ryro]

How. Dare. You? Good thing I love you DR. But man, is this a touchy and highly personal subject. Good thing I pride myself on length and girth 😉

Going off the prerequisite list from Wikipedia I can go from Augustus (Julius Caesar if your nasty) to the giant Maximinus I uninterrupted in various denominations. Those son of a bitch Gordian I and II coins slip through my fingers Iike water through Tantalus's! It hurts every time they come up for auction. After that it's just Silbanicus (who?), Martinian (Marvin?) and are there even coins if VV? Stopping me from streaking all the way to Constantine III. Though, the shit birds following Julian ll mean very little to me. 

Here are a few notorious PITA emperors:

 

[Alegandron]

I do not know !  I need to look at the list again. I have 151 different Rulers, I know I do not have G1 and G2, and not the new Sponsius 🙂 

[JayAg47]

Let's see- Vespasian, Titus, Domitian, Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Ant pi, Marcus/Lucius, and Commodus.

Edited February 27, 2023 by JayAg47

[DonnaML]

8 hours ago, LONGINUS said:

Mine stands at eleven but my third century group will likely tie this number in the coming months.

 

DR’s Longest Unbroken Sequence of Roman Denarii by Emperor

I’m sure that many of you can surpass this number and I’d like to see or hear about them.

Mixed denominations and provinces are welcome.

 

 

@LONGINUS, my longest uninterrupted stretch consists of the exact same 11 emperors that you have. If I had Otho it would be 18 beginning with Augustus, but I don't! And on the other end, Pertinax and Didius Julianus (plus Pescennius Niger, omitted from Wikipedia's list along with Clodius Albinus,* whom I do have) are rather expensive obstacles. Even if I could eventually acquire all four of those missing names, I don't envision myself ever being able to buy Gordian I and/or II. So I don't see how I could ever get past 30, even under the most optimistic scenario.

*It seems rather silly to me that Wikipedia calls AD 193 "The Year of Five Emperors" but omits Pescennius Niger and Clodius Albinus from the list of emperors because those two supposedly are "generally regarded as usurpers." In that case, don't call it the Year of Five Emperors!

Edited February 27, 2023 by DonnaML

[Finn235]

I collect every obtainable member of every imperial family, in every title I can get my hands on - currently only drawing the distinction between Caesar, Augustus, and Divus (or female equivalents) but I have every "official" emperor from Augustus through Theodosius, except Gordian II. After Theodosius, I'm missing Constantine III and Constantius II (both of whom Honorius granted official recognition to) and like most members here, my coverage is really spotty for the West, and for my Eastern emperors (which I end at Justinian) I'm only missing Leo II and Marcus.

For wives, from Fulvia to Aelia Eudoxia, I'm only missing Statilia Messalina, Domitilla I & II, and Cornelia Supera, and Constantia. The late empresses get way too rare and I'm unlikely to get many of them.

Anyway, I definitely don't have pictures of all of my Roman coins, but I do have a few group photos of my favorite sub-sets

Twelve Caesars

Nerva-Antonine

Severan Dynasty

[Alegandron]

Here are Britannica's list of Roman Rulers.  I listed which I have (Yes), and that I do not have (No).

Mine are a mish/mash hodgepodge of denominations, quality, etc., but they are placeholders in the timeline of the Roman Empire.

1st century CE

·        Augustus (31 BCE–14 CE) Yes

·        Tiberius (14–37 CE) Yes

·        Caligula (37–41 CE) Yes

·        Claudius (41–54 CE) Yes

·        Nero (54–68 CE) Yes

·        Galba (68–69 CE) Yes

·        Otho (January–April 69 CE) Yes

·        Aulus Vitellius (July–December 69 CE) Yes

·        Vespasian (69–79 CE) Yes

·        Titus (79–81 CE) Yes

·        Domitian (81–96 CE) Yes

·        Nerva (96–98 CE) Yes

2nd century CE

·        Trajan (98–117 CE) Yes

·        Hadrian (117–138 CE) Yes

·        Antoninus Pius (138–161 CE) Yes

·        Marcus Aurelius (161–180 CE) Yes

·        Lucius Verus (161–169 CE) Yes

·        Commodus (177–192 CE) Yes

·        Publius Helvius Pertinax (January–March 193 CE) Yes

·        Marcus Didius Severus Julianus (March–June 193 CE) Yes

·        Septimius Severus (193–211 CE) Yes

3rd century CE

·        Caracalla (198–217 CE) Yes

·        Publius Septimius Geta (209–211 CE) Yes

·        Macrinus (217–218 CE) Yes

·        Elagabalus (218–222 CE) Yes

·        Severus Alexander (222–235 CE) Yes

·        Maximinus (235–238 CE) Yes   269 years

·        Gordian I (March–April 238 CE) No

·        Gordian II (March–April 238 CE) No

·        Pupienus Maximus (April 22–July 29, 238 CE) Yes

·        Balbinus (April 22–July 29, 238 CE) Yes

·        Gordian III (238–244 CE) Yes

·        Philip (244–249 CE) Yes

·        Decius (249–251 CE) Yes

·        Hostilian (251 CE) Yes

·        Gallus (251–253 CE) Yes

·        Aemilian (253 CE) Yes

·        Valerian (253–260 CE) Yes

·        Gallienus (253–268 CE) Yes

·        Claudius II Gothicus (268–270 CE) Yes

·        Quintillus (270 CE) Yes

·        Aurelian (270–275 CE) Yes

·        Tacitus (275–276 CE) Yes

·        Florian (June–September 276 CE) Yes

·        Probus (276–282 CE) Yes

·        Carus (282–283 CE) Yes

·        Numerian (283–284 CE) Yes

·        Carinus (283–285 CE) Yes

·        Diocletian (east, 284–305 CE; divided the empire into east and west) Yes

·        Maximian (west, 286–305 CE) Yes

4th century CE

·        Constantius I (west, 305–306 CE) Yes

·        Galerius (east, 305–311 CE) Yes

·        Severus (west, 306–307 CE) Yes

·        Maxentius (west, 306–312 CE) Yes

·        Constantine I (306–337 CE; reunified the empire) Yes

·        Galerius Valerius Maximinus (310–313 CE) Yes

·        Licinius (308–324 CE) Yes

·        Constantine II (337–340 CE) Yes

·        Constantius II (337–361 CE) Yes

·        Constans I (337–350 CE) Yes

·        Gallus Caesar (351–354 CE) Yes

·        Julian (361–363 CE) Yes

·        Jovian (363–364 CE) Yes

·        Valentinian I (west, 364–375 CE) Yes

·        Valens (east, 364–378 CE) Yes

·        Gratian (west, 367–383 CE; coemperor with Valentinian I) Yes

·        Valentinian II (375–392 CE; crowned as child) Yes

·        Theodosius I (east, 379–392 CE; east and west, 392–395 CE) Yes

·        Arcadius (east, 383–395 CE, coemperor; 395–402 CE, sole emperor) Yes

·        Magnus Maximus (west, 383–388 CE) Yes

·        Honorius (west, 393–395 CE, coemperor; 395–423 CE, sole emperor) Yes

5th century CE

·        Theodosius II (east, 408–450 CE) Yes (212 years)

·        Constantius III (west, 421 CE, coemperor) No

·        Valentinian III (west, 425–455 CE) Yes

·        Marcian (east, 450–457 CE) Yes

·        Petronius Maximus (west, March 17–May 31, 455 CE) No

·        Avitus (west, 455–456 CE) No

·        Majorian (west, 457–461 CE) No

·        Libius Severus (west, 461–465 CE) No

·        Anthemius (west, 467–472 CE) No

·        Olybrius (west, April–November 472 CE) No

·        Glycerius (west, 473–474 CE) No

·        Julius Nepos (west, 474–475 CE) No

·        Romulus Augustulus (west, 475–476 CE) No

·        Leo I (east, 457–474 CE) Yes

·        Leo II (east, 474 CE) Yes (?)

·        Zeno (east, 474–491 CE) Yes (34 years)

[Alegandron]

I did not intend to collect Roman Empire, rather my passion focuses is on the Republic. Somehow, with trades, gifts, filling a book, etc. led me to the odd position of collecting the Empire.

Since I like being a Rebel, this is one of my favorite Ruler... the guy that precipitated the rebellion that caused the fall of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty! Coming from a great Celtic Noble Family...

RI
Civil War
VINDEX 68-69 CE
AR Denarius 3.22g
Gallic mint
SALVS GENERIS HVMANI Victory l globe -
SPQR in wreath
RIC 72 BMCRE 34-36 RSC 420



RI
Civil War
Revolt of Vindex
CE 68-69
AR Denarius
ROMA RESTITVTA -
IVPITER LIBERATOR Jupiter seated r Tbolt Scepter
17mm 3.02g
RIC I 62 RSC 374

[Steppenfool]

On 2/27/2023 at 12:44 AM, DonnaML said:

*It seems rather silly to me that Wikipedia calls AD 193 "The Year of Five Emperors" but omits Pescennius Niger and Clodius Albinus from the list of emperors because those two supposedly are "generally regarded as usurpers." In that case, don't call it the Year of Five Emperors!

Especially in the case of Albinus, who was recognised as Caesar by the "legitimate" emperor Severus.

[Nerosmyfavorite68]

I have everyone (aside from Clodius Macer) up to Marcus Aurelius.  My gap is Lucius Verus, mainly because I have little interest in him and never bothered to get an example.  My next gaps are Gordian I/II and Balbinus-Pupienus, then Carus (never bothered to get one).

Gosh, for the Eastern Roman Empire it'd be a streak of Zeno to 695, unless one counts Mezezius.

However, in my personal list I count any usurper who issued coins, so my personal streak would be different.

[Nerosmyfavorite68]

Well, as a morale-booster, I just ordered a denarius of Lucius Verus with a pre-1912 provenance.  Now my collection of emperors goes uninterrupted from Augustus to Gordian I! (unless one counts Clodius Macer)!

The coin itself is just ok, but I bought it as a hole-filler and it comes with the pre-1912 paperwork.  I wanted to include Carus, but Marc B. didn't have one which I really liked.