The Twelve Caesars Coin Pack - Denarius

Product Description: This Twelve Caesars coin pack consists of 12 reproduction Roman Denarii coins that are each moulded directly from originals and are made from pewter. The 12 Denarii are from the first 12 Emperors of the Roman Empire. The Emperors are Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus and Domitian.

The double-sided pack has 12 holes in which each coin is held in a clear blister, this allows both the obverse and reverse to be clearly seen. The full colour card shows the Emperor and the dates he ruled under each coin. It also has images of various gold and silver Roman coins on the front and back and has historical text on the reverse telling the story of the creation of The Twelve Caesars biographies.

Information: The Twelve Caesars, written by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (c.AD 71 - c.AD 135), is a set of biographies of Julius Caesar and the first eleven emperors of the Roman Empire. Material for The Twelve Caesars was gathered from the imperial archives and surviving eyewitnesses of the time, as well as his own experiences of life at court.

The work tells the tale of each Caesar's lives according to a set formula of descriptions; appearance, omens, family history, quotes and then a history, which are all given in a consistent order.

Julius Caesar was the first living Roman to have his portrait on the current coinage of the official mint. This was a sign both of his power and of the break with tradition. This practice was followed on by his successors.