Roman coins » Obverse depictions list
Which emperor is depicted
In this guide, the Emperors and the important ladies are described in greater detail.
Julio-Claudians (31 BC - 68 AD)
- Agrippina the Elder (-14 - 33)
- Augustus (-31 - 14)
- Tiberius (14 - 37)
- Agrippina the Younger (15 - 59)
- Caligula (Gaius) (37 - 41)
- Claudius (41 - 54)
- Antonia (41 - 54)
- Nero (54 - 68)
The Civil Wars (68 AD - 69 AD)
The Flavians (69 AD - 96 AD)
- Domitilla (39 - 69)
- Vespasian (69 - 79)
- Titus (79 - 81)
- Julia Titi (79 - 89)
- Domitian (81 - 96)
- Domitia (81 - 96)
The Adoptive Emperors (96 AD - 138 AD)
- Marciana (112 - 113)
- Matidia (112 - 120)
- Plotina (112 - 117)
- Hadrian (117 - 138)
- Sabina (128 - 137)
- Aelius Caesar (136 - 138)
- Nerva (96 - 98)
- Trajan (98 - 117)
The Antonines (138 AD - 192 AD)
- Antoninus Pius (138 - 161)
- Faustina I (138 - 161)
- Marcus Aurelius (as Caesar) (139 - 180)
- Faustina II (147 - 175)
- Lucius Verus (161 - 169)
- Marcus Aurelius (as Augustus) (161 - 180)
- Lucilla (164 - 169)
- Commodus (175 - 192)
- Crispina (178 - 187)
193 AD
- Pertinax (193 - )
- Didius Julianus (193 - )
- Clodius Albinus (193 - 197)
- Didia Clara (193 - 193)
- Manlia Scantilla (193 - 193)
- Pescennius Niger (193 - 194)
The Severans (193 - 235 AD)
- Septimius Severus (193 - 211)
- Julia Domna (193 - 217)
- Caracalla (198 - 217)
- Plautilla (202 - 205)
- Geta (209 - 212)
- Macrinus (217 - 218)
- Diadumenian (217 - 218)
- Elagabalus (218 - 222)
- Julia Soaemias (218 - 222)
- Julia Maesa (218 - 222)
- Annia Faustina (220 - 221)
- Julia Mamaea (221 - 235)
- Severus Alexander (222 - 235)
- Orbiana (225 - 227)
Third Century Emperors
- Maximinus (235 - 238)
- Paulina (235 - 238)
- Balbinus (238 - 238)
- Gordian I (238 - 238)
- Gordian II (238 - 238)
- Gordian III (238 - 244)
- Pupienus (238 - 238)
- Tranquillina (241 - 244)
- Philip I (244 - 249)
- Philip II (244 - 249)
- Silbannacus (244 - 249)
- Otacilia Severa (245 - 249)
- Jotapian (248 - 249)
- Pacatian (248 - 249)
- Trajan Decius (249 - 251)
- Cornelia Supera (249 - 249)
- Herennia Etruscilla (249 - 251)
- Herennius Etruscus (250 - 251)
- Trebonianus Gallus (251 - 253)
- Volusian (251 - 253)
- Hostilian (251 - 251)
- Aemilian (253 - 253)
- Valerian (253 - 260)
- Gallienus (Joint reign) (253 - 260)
- Mariniana (253 - 260)
- Salonina (253 - 268)
- Valerian II (256 - 258)
- Saloninus (258 - 260)
- Macrianus (260 - 261)
- Quietus (260 - 261)
- Regalianus (260 - 260)
- Gallienus (sole reign) (260 - 268)
- Claudius II (268 - 270)
- Aurelian (270 - 275)
- Quintillus (270 - 270)
- Severina (270 - 275)
- Vabalathus (271 - 272)
- Tacitus (275 - 276)
- Florian (276 - 276)
- Probus (276 - 282)
- Carus (282 - 283)
- Numerian (282 - 284)
- Carinus (283 - 285)
- Magnia Urbica (283 - 285)
- Nigrinian (283 - 285)
- Julian (of Pannonia) (284 - 285)
Gallic Emperors
- Postumus (260 - 269)
- Laelian (269 - 269)
- Victorinus (269 - 271)
- Marius (269 - 269)
- Tetricus I (271 - 274)
- Domitian II (271 - 271)
- Tetricus II (272 - 274)
The Britannic Empire
The Tetrarchy (284 - 313)
- Diocletian (284 - 305)
- Maximian (286 - 310)
- Constantius I (293 - 306)
- Galerius (293 - 311)
- Maximinus II (305 - 313)
- Severus (305 - 307)
- Maxentius (306 - 312)
- Galeria Valeria (308 - 311)
- Licinius I (308 - 324)
- Romulus (309 - 309)
- Licinius II (317 - 324)
- Martinian (324 - 324)
House of Constantine (317 - 364)
- Constantine I (306 - 337)
- Crispus (317 - 326)
- Constantine II (317 - 340)
- Constantius II (323 - 361)
- Fausta (324 - 328)
- Helena (324 - 341)
- Constans (333 - 350)
- Delmatius (335 - 337)
- Hanniballianus (335 - 337)
- Theodora (337 - 341)
- Decentius (350 - 353)
- Magnentius (350 - 353)
- Nepotian (350 - 350)
- Vetranio (350 - 350)
- Constantius Gallus (351 - 354)
- Julian (355 - 363)
- Jovian (363 - 364)
House of Valentinian (364 - 378)
- Procopius (360 - 365)
- Valens (364 - 378)
- Valentinian I (364 - 375)
- Gratian (367 - 383)
- Valentinian II (375 - 392)
House of Theodosius (378 - 402)
- Theodosius I (379 - 395)
- Arcadius (383 - 408)
- Magnus Maximus (383 - 388)
- Aelia Flacilla (386 - 386)
- Flavius Victor (387 - 388)
- Eugenius (392 - 394)
- Honorius (393 - 423)
4th Century Emperors
- Theodosius II (402 - 450)
- Constantine III (407 - 411)
- Priscus Attallus (409 - 410)
- Jovinus (411 - 413)
- Johannes (423 - 425)
- Valentinian III (425 - 455)
