Ancient Coins: The Flavian Dynasty

Rising to power after the downfall of Nero and the chaotic "Year of the 4 Emperors", the Flavian dynasty, started by Vespasian, was a time of regeneration and recovery to the Empire. Vespasian, Titus and Domitian were very unique characters, and they set up the Roman Empire for its golden age during the second century AD.

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[skuul]

Great episode as always Leo! My very first denarius i ever bought was a Domitian :-) Like you said, they are the most numerous (and therefore affordable) denarii from the 1st century AD, followed closely by those of Vespasian. I have the Judaea capta denarius of Vespasian, and although its not in great shape, it is one of my favorites because of the whole history of the Great Revolt attached to it. Arguably, this event still impacts the world today, as the whole Temple Mount area is still a source of tension in the middle east. One of my costliest coins is also of the Flavian dynasty, it's a denarius of Julia Titi, the daughter of Titus. She appearantly had (or was forced into) a relationship with her uncle Domitian, ultimately leading to her death following a botched abortian. A final remark: the reverse of the Domitian denarius ends with CENS P PP, not CENS PER. It stands for Censor Perpetuus Pater Patriae (Father of the Nation).

[levinos]

You did a video on my favorite dynasty!

[anglesnumismatics]

another video! great coins as always, love watching the videos

[colbyshelton]

I am so happy you managed to return to coins of the emperors from the early imperial period. You should continue your denomination series on the As and Dupondius as well as make videos on coins of Trajan as well. Trajan made so many awesome coins. I just bought a Sestertius of Trajan showing his victory over Dacia. I hope you do more videos like this!

[calebowens]

I didnt even realize this video only had 1000 views till I was halfway through... The way you speak and all the history you mention amazes me that this only has 1000 views feels like a video with millions. Great video thank you

[numismaticmaster]

Some great coins! You’ve got me interested in Judea Capta coins now.

[drachmasanddenariipodcast]

Lets go 🎉 Its a great day when Classical Numismatics posts

(PS: we need a trachy episode)

[Numischannel]

Great job Leo, good intro to Flavian silver!

[donklaser]

The Amphitheater Sestertius is amazing! I'll have to win the Lotto to buy one.

[romulus]

Domitian was one of the best emperors. Killed corruption and became an enemy of the bureaucrats who lived from corruption. I have a fabulous set of Flavians and I treasure them.

[TheCoinRealm]

New video! Great as always! 👏Your videos always help me learn more about ancient dynasty’s and coins! 👍🙏

[FlavianFanatic]

I've spent about 20 years collecting and researching Flavian coins, it's nice to see you devote an entire video to this fascinating corner of Roman numismatics. One minor quibble, the Vespasian Pax denarius dates to 75 not 76. ;)

[danielkahlhofer]

Thanks. It's nice to hear that all in english. I'm from Germany and work with roman and greek coins (selling them). I love history and coins... It looks like you do that, too!

[hunterhines]

Great video! My first two denarii was Vespasian and Domition. I still need Titus tho!

[neptunesmarsh]

So many coins of Vespasian and Titus bear reverse types that repeat the designs found on Julio-Claudian coins, specifically from the reigns of Octavian/Augustus, Tiberius, and Claudius. The denarius of Titus you showed bears a design from Octavian's denarii, right around the time of his showdown w/ Antony and Cleopatra at Actium, and other types from Octavian's denarii repeat under the Flavians, perhaps likening their ascension to that of the great founder. Domitian, on the other hand, abandoned repeating old designs and instead preferred to accurately declare his assumption and re-assumption of imperial titles, allowing numismatists to clearly date when his coins were struck.

[markp]

Vespasian is probably my favorite Roman emperor to collect.

[zachrobberts]

Great and informative video as always!

[Whitesmokeromania]

Great episode again...cannot underline how much i await you content every time 👏👏👏

[bobartsmith]

Great video, I always find them very helpful. Haven't been collecting long and wondered if there's a reason the obverse legend on the Vespasian and Tius coins read counter clockwise?

[BilgemasterBill]

Thumb's up for another superb episode. Sadly I haven't a single Flavian in my own little collection.