Obverse legend | Emperor/Ruler | Examples |
AEL EVDOXIA AVG | Aelia Eudoxia | 1, 2, |
AEL FLACCILLA AVG |
Aelia Flaccilla |
1,
|
ANT AVG III VIR R P C | Mark Antony | 1, |
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP | Antoninus Pius | 1, |
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P COS III |
Antoninus Pius |
1, |
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P XI | Antoninus Pius |
1,
2, |
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P XII |
Antoninus Pius |
1,
|
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P XVII | Antoninus Pius | 1, |
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P XVIII | Antoninus Pius | 1, |
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG | Caracalla |
1,
2, |
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT | Caracalla |
1, 2,
3, |
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM | Caracalla |
1,
2, 3, |
AVGVSTVS DIVI F |
Augustus |
1, |
AVRELIANVS AVG |
Aurelian |
1,
|
AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F |
Marcus Aurelius (Caesar) |
1,
|
A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP | Vitellius |
1, |
CAESAR | Julius Caesar | 1, |
CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE | Augustus |
1, 2, 3, |
CAES DIVI AVG VESP DOMITIAN COS VII | Domitian |
1, |
C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT | Caligula |
1, |
CONSTANS AVG | Constans |
1, |
CONSTANS PF AVG | Constans |
1,
2, 3,
4, 5,
6, |
CONSTANTINOPOLIS | Constantine I and sons |
1, |
CONSTANTINVS AVG | Constantine I |
1,
2, 3,
4, 5,
6, 7,
8, 9,
10, 11,
12, |
CONSTANTINVS IVN N C |
Constantine II |
1,
2, 3,
|
CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C | Constantine II |
1,
2, 3,
4, |
CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG | Constantine I |
1,
2, 3,
|
CONSTANTINVS PF AVG | Constantine I |
1,
2, 3,
4, 5,
|
CONSTANTINVS VM AVG | Constantine II | 1, |
CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES | Constantius I Chlorus | 1,
2, 3,
4, 5,
6, |
CONSTANTIVS PF AVG | Constantius II |
1, 2, |
C P E TETRICVS CAES |
Tetricus II |
1,
|
C PIV ESV TETRICVS CAES | Tetricus II | 1, |
CRISPINA AVGVSTA | Crispina (under Commodus) | 1, |
CRISPVS NOB CAESAR |
Crispus |
1,
|
C VALENS HOTIL MES QVINTVS N C | Hostilian (under Trajan Decius) | 1, |
D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES |
Clodius Albinus |
1,
|
DIVA FAVSTINA | Faustina I (under Antoninus Pius) |
1,
2, |
DIVO CARO PIO | Carus (Postumously under Carinus) |
1, |
DIVVS AVGVSTVS S C | Caligula |
1, |
DN ARCADIVS PF AVG | Arcadius |
1, 2,
3, 4,
5, |
DN CL IVLIANVS N C | Julian II |
1, |
DN CONSTANS PF AVG | Constans |
1,
2, 3,
4, 5,
6, |
DN CONSTANTINVS PF AVG | Contantine II |
1, |
DN CONSTANTIVS IVN NOB C | Constantius Gallus |
1, 2, |
DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG | Constantius II |
1, 2, 3,
4, 5,
6, 7,
8, 9,
10, 11,
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, |
DN DECENTIVS CAESAR |
Decentius |
1,
|
DN DECENTIVS NOB CAES |
Decentius |
1, |
DN DIOCLETIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG | Diocletian | 1, |
DN FL CL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES | Constantius Gallus |
1, |
DN FL CL IVLIANVS NOB CS | Julian II |
1, |
DN FL CL IVLIANVS PF AVG | Julian II |
1, 2,
3, |
DN GRATIANVS PF AVG | Gratian |
1, 2,
3, 4, |
DN HONORIVS PF AVG | Honorius |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
|
DN IOVIANVS PF AVG | Jovian |
1, 2, 3,
|
DN LEO | Leo I |
1, |
DN MAG MAXIMVS PF AVG | Magnus Maximus |
1,
2, 3, |
DN MAGNENTIVS PF AVG |
Magnentius |
1,
2, |
DN MARCIANVS PF AVG | Marcian |
1, |
DN MAXIMIANO PFS AVG | Maximian Herculius | 1, |
DN PROCOPIVS PF AVG | Procopius | 1, |
DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG | Theodosius I |
1,
2, 3,
|
DN VALENS PF AVG | Valens |
1, 2,
3, 4, 5,
|
DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG | Valentinian I Valentinian II |
1, 2, 1, 2, |
DN VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C | Licinius II |
1, 2, 3, |
DN VETRANIO PF AVG |
Vetranio |
1, |
DV CONSTANTINVS PT AVGG | Constantine I (Postumously under his
sons) |
1,
2, |
FAVSTINA AVGVSTA | Faustina II (under Antoninus Pius) | 1, |
FL CONSTANS NOB CAES | Constans | 1, |
FL CONSTANTIS BEA C |
Constans |
1,
|
FL DALMATIVS NOB CAES |
Delmatius |
1, |
FL HANNIBALLIANO REGI |
Hanniballianus |
1,
|
FL HELENA AVGVSTA |
Helena (under Constantine I) |
1, |
FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C | Constantius II |
1, 2, 3,
4, |
FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES | Crispus |
1, |
FL IVL HELENAE AVG |
Helena (under Constantine II, Constans and Constantius II) | 1, 2,
|
FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES | Constantine I | 1, 2,
3, |
FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES | Constantius I Chlorus | 1,
2, 3,
4, 5,
6, 7,
8, 9,
10, |
FL VAL SEVERVS NOB CAES | Severus II | 1, 2, |
GALLIENVS AVG | Gallienus |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7,
8, 9,
10, 11,
12, 13,
|
GAL MAXIMIANVS PF AVG |
Galerius |
1, |
GAL VALERIA AVG | Galeria Valeria | 1, 2, |
GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES |
Galerius |
1,
2, 3,
4, 5,
6, 7,
8, 9,
10, |
GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES |
Maximinus II Daia |
1,
2, 3,
4, 5,
|
GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N | Claudius |
1, |
GETA CAES PONT COS | Geta |
1, |
HADRIANVS AVG COS III PP | Hadrian |
1,
2, |
HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS | Hadrian |
1, 2, |
HER ETRVSCILLA AVG | Herennia Etruscilla | 1, |
IMP AEMILIANVS PIVS FEL AVG | Aemilian | 1, |
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG | Severus Alexander |
1,
2, 3,
|
IMP ANTONINVS AVG |
Elagabalus |
1, |
IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG | Elagabalus |
1, 2, 3,
4, 5,
6, |
IMP AVRELIANVS AVG | Aurelian |
1, 2,
|
IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG | Trebonianus Gallus |
1,
|
IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG |
Volusian |
1, |
IMP CAES ANTONINVS AVG | Elagabalus |
1, 2, |
IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG | Hadrian |
1,
2, 3,
4, |
IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG | Vespasian |
1, 2, |
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS
XI CENS POT PP |
Domitian |
1,
|
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XV CENS PER PP | Domitian | 1, |
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XVI CENS PER PP | Domitian | 1, |
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P VIIII | Domitian |
1, |
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XI | Domitian | 1, |
IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG | Gordian III |
1,
2, 3,
|
IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG | Elagabalus |
1, |
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC | Trajan | 1, |
IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TR P COS V PP | Trajan |
1, 2, |
IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM | Trajan |
1, 2,
3, |
IMP CAES VESP AVG PM COS IIII | Vespasian | 1, |
IMP CAES VESP AVG PM TP COS V CENS | Vespasian |
1, |
IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG | Aurelian |
1, |
IMP C CARAVSIVS AVG |
Carausius |
1,
|
IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG | Claudius II Gothicus |
1, 2, 3,
|
IMP C CLAVDIVS PF AVG | Claudius II Gothicus | 1, |
IMP C CONSTANTINVS PF AVG |
Constantine I |
1, |
IMP C CONSTANTIVS PF AVG | Constantius I Chlorus | 1, |
IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG | Diocletian |
1, 2, 3,
4, 5,
6, 7,
8, |
IMP C C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG |
Trebonianus Gallus |
1, |
IMP C C VIB TREB GALLVS PF AVG | Trebonianus Gallus |
1,
2, |
IMP C C VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG |
Volusianus |
1,
|
IMP C DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG | Diocletian | 1,
2, 3,
4, 5,
6, 7,
8, 9,
10, 11,
12, |
IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS PF AVG |
Constantine I |
1,
2, 3,
|
IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTIVS PF AVG | Constantius I Chlorus | 1, |
IMP C FL VAL SEVERVS PF AVG | Severus II | 1,
2, 3,
4, 5,
6, 7,
|
IMP C GALER VAL MAXIMINVS PF AVG | Maximinus II Daia | 1, |
IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS PF AVG | Galerius |
1,
2, 3,
4, |
IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS PF AVG | Maximinus II Daia |
1, 2, 3,
4, 5,
6, 7,
8, 9,
10, 11,
|
IMP C GAL V MAXIMIANVS PF AVG | Galerius | 1, 2, 3, |
IMP CLAVDIVS AVG | Claudius II Gothicus |
1, 2, |
IMP C LIC LICINNIVS PF AVG | Licinius I | 1, 2,
|
IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS PF AVG | Maximian I Herculius |
1,
2, 3,
4, 5,
6, 7,
8, 9,
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, |
IMP C MARIVS PF AVG |
Marius |
1, |
IMP C M AVR CARINVS NOB C |
Carinus (as Caesar) |
1,
|
IMP C M AVR CARVS PF AVG | Carus | 1, |
IMP C M AVR C L QVINTILLVS AVG |
Quintillus |
1,
|
IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG |
Probus |
1,
|
IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG |
Probus |
1,
|
IMP C M AVR PROBVS PF AVG |
Probus |
1,
|
IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG | Severus Alexander |
1,
2, 3,
4, 5,
6, |
IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS PF AVG | Maximian I Herculius | 1, |
IMP C MAXENTIVS PF AVG | Maxentius |
1,
2, 3,
|
IMP C MAXIMIANVS PF AVG | Maximian I Herculius |
1, 2,
3, |
IMP C M C L TACITVS AVG | Tacitus |
1, |
IMP C M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG | Pupienus | 1, |
IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS PF AVG P M |
Philip I |
1, |
IMP C M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG | Macrinus | 1, |
IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG | Trajan Decius |
1, 2, 3,
4, 5, |
IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG | Constantine I | 1, |
IMP CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG | Constantine I | 1, |
IMP CONSTANTINVS PF AVG |
Constantine I | 1,
2, |
IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS PF AVG |
Gallienus |
1, |
IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG | Postumus |
1, 2,
3, 4,
5, 6,
7, 8,
9, 10,
11, 12,
13, 14,
15, 16,
|
IMP C PROBVS AVG | Probus |
1, |
IMP C PROBVS PF AVG | Probus |
1,
2, |
IMP C TETRICVS PF AVG | Tetricus I |
1, 2,
|
IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS PF AVG | Licinius I |
1, 2,
3, 4, |
IMP C VICTORINVS PF AVG | Victorinus |
1, 2, 3,
|
IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG | Diocletian | 1, 2, |
IMP DIOCLETIANVS PF AVG | Diocletian | 1, |
IMP FLORIANVS AVG | Florian | 1, |
IMP GALLIENVS PF AVG GERM | Gallienus | 1, |
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG | Gordian III |
1,
2, 3,
4, 5,
6, 7,
8, 9,
10, 11, 12, 13,
14, 15,
16, 17,
18,
|
IMP IVLIANVS NOB CAES | Julian II |
1, |
IMP L AVREL VERVS AVG | Lucius Verus |
1, |
IMP LIC LICINIVS PF AVG |
Licinius I |
1, |
IMP LICINIVS AVG | Licinius I |
1, 2, 3,
4, 5,
|
IMP LICINIVS PF AVG | Licinius I | 1, |
IMP M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXV | Marcus Aurelius | 1, |
IMP M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG | Marcus Aurelius |
1, |
IMP MAXIMINVS AVG | Maximinus II Daia | 1, |
IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG | Maximinus I Thrax |
1, 2, 3, |
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG | Philip I |
1,
2, 3,
4, |
IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P | Nero |
1, 2, |
IMP NERO CAESAR AVG PONT | Nero | 1, |
IMP NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS | Nero |
1, |
IMP NERVA CAES AVG PM TR P COS II PP | Nerva |
1, |
IMP NERVA CAES AVG PM TR P COS III PP | Nerva | 1, |
IMP NVMERIANVS PF AVG | Numerian |
1, |
IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P | Otho | 1, |
IMP PHILIPPVS AVG | Philip I Philip II |
1, 1, |
IMP PROBVS AVG | Probus | 1, |
IMP SER GALBA AVG | Galba |
1, |
IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG | Severus Alexander |
1,
2, |
IMP T CAES VESP AVG PM TRP PP COS VIII | Titus |
1, |
IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM | Titus |
1, |
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P | Trajan | 1, |
IMP VALERIANVS P AVG | Valerian I |
1, |
IVL CRISPVS NOB C | Crispus |
1, |
IVLIA AVGVSTA | Julia Domna | 1, |
IVLIA MAMAEA AVG | Julia Mamaea (under Severus
Alexander) |
1, 2, |
IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG | Julia Domna (under Carcalla) |
1, |
IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG | Julia Soaemias (under Elagabalus) | 1, |
L AELIVS CAESAR | Aelius | 1, |
L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP V | Septimius Severus | 1, |
L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VII | Septimius Severus |
1, |
L VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS | Lucius Verus | 1, |
L VERVS AVG ARM PARTH MAX | Lucius Verus | 1, |
LVCILLA AVGVSTA | Lucilla (under Marcus Antonius and Lucius Verus) | 1, |
LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F |
Lucilla (under Marcus Antonius and
Lucius Verus) |
1,
|
MAG DECENTIVS NOB CAES | Decentius | 1, |
M AGRIPPA L F COS III | Caligula |
1, 2, |
M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVIII | Marcus Aurelius |
1,
2, |
MAXIMIANVS AVG | Maximian I Herculius | 1, |
MAXIMIANVS NOB C | Galerius |
1,
2, 3,
|
MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES |
Galerius |
1,
2, 3,
4, |
MAXIMIANVS NOBIL C | Galerius | 1, |
MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM | Maximinus I Thrax | 1, |
MAXIMVS CAES GERM |
Maximus |
1, |
M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT | Commodus |
1, |
M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS | Commodus |
1, |
M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES | Philip II |
1, |
M OTACIL SEVERA AVG |
Otacilia Severa |
1,
|
P COR SAL VALERIANVS CAES |
Saloninus (as Caesar under Valerian I
and Gallienus) |
1, |
PERM AVG MUNIC ITALIC | Augustus | 1, |
PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA |
Plautilla under Septimius Severus and
Caracalla |
1, |
PROBVS PF AVG | Probus | 1, |
P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT | Geta |
1, 2, |
P SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES | Geta |
1,
|
Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C | Herennius Etruscus | 1, |
SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P | Sabina (under Hadrian) | 1, |
SALONINA AVG | Salonina (under Gallienus) |
1, 2, |
SER GALBA IMP CAES AVG TR P | Galba | 1, |
SEVERINAE AVG |
Severina (under Aurelian) |
1, |
SEVERVS AVG PART MAX | Septimius Severus |
1, |
SEVERVS PIVS AVG | Septimius Severus |
1,
2, 3,
4, |
TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS | Tiberius |
1, |
TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP PP | Claudius |
1, |
VABALATHVS V C R IM D R |
Vabalathus under Aurelian |
1,
|
VALERIANVS CAES |
Valerian II (as Caesar under Valerian
I and Gallienus) |
1,
|
VAL LICINNIANVS LICINNIVS PF AVG |
Licinius I |
1, |
VIC CONSTANTINVS AVG | Constantine II |
1, |
VRBS ROMA |
Constantine I and sons |
1, |