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Coin of Agrippa II. 1st century AD.

Agrippa II

Coin of Agrippa II. 1st century AD..

Statue of Augustus Caesar, from Corinth. Octavius, later known as Augustus, or `godlike one,` became emperor of the Roman world in 27 B.C. He was born in 63 B.C. and died in A.D. 14.

Augustus

Statue of Augustus Caesar, from Corinth. Octavius, later known as Augustus, or `godlike one,` became emperor of the Roman world in 27 B.C. He was born in 63 B.C. and died in A.D. 14.. Caesar Augustus is mentioned in Luke ii, 1, as decreeing a general census for purposes of imperial taxation.

Statue of Augustus, found at Rome.

Augustus

Statue of Augustus, found at Rome..
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Coin of the Roman emperor Augustus

Augustus

Coin of the Roman emperor Augustus.

Coin of the Roman emperor Caligula

Caligula

Coin of the Roman emperor Caligula.

Statue of the emperor Claudius as a god.

Caligula

Statue of the emperor Claudius as a god..

Coin - a `Jewish` coin of Domitian, showing Athena holding a trophy, shield and spear

Domitian

Coin - a `Jewish` coin of Domitian, showing Athena holding a trophy, shield and spear.

Coin - of Domitian

Domitian

Coin - of Domitian.

Statue of Nero, from Corinth. Nero succeeding Claudius, may have been the Caesar of Paul`s trial (Acts xxv, 10-12).

Nero

Statue of Nero, from Corinth. Nero succeeding Claudius, may have been the Caesar of Paul`s trial (Acts xxv, 10-12).. After the disastrous fire of A.D. 64, when half Rome was burned, the most depraved of the Roman emperors endeavoured to divert public suspicion and fury from himself by a terrible persecution of the Christians.

Roman portrait of the emperor Nero.

Nero

Roman portrait of the emperor Nero..

Inscription thought to relate to Quirinius.

Quirinius

Inscription thought to relate to Quirinius..

Statue of Tiberius Caesar.

Tiberius

Statue of Tiberius Caesar..

Denarius of Tiberius Caesar. Tiberius (42 B.C. - A.D. 37) became Roman Emperor in A.D. 14. This would have been the picture on the coin shown to Jesus, when he asked `Whose portrait is this?` (Matt.22.15)

Tiberius

Denarius of Tiberius Caesar. Tiberius (42 B.C. - A.D. 37) became Roman Emperor in A.D. 14. This would have been the picture on the coin shown to Jesus, when he asked `Whose portrait is this?` (Matt.22.15).

Portrait bust, supposedly of Julia, daughter of the emperor Titus.

Julia

Portrait bust, supposedly of Julia, daughter of the emperor Titus..

Pergamum - The Trajaneum, a 2nd century Temple of Trajan

Trajan

Pergamum - The Trajaneum, a 2nd century Temple of Trajan.

Coin of the Roman emperor Vespasian.

Vespasian

Coin of the Roman emperor Vespasian..

Coin - of Vespasian, celebrating the victory over Judea after the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD

Vespasian

Coin - of Vespasian, celebrating the victory over Judea after the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD.

Heads of Caesar Augustus, Tiberius, Titus and Nero on their coins

Caesars

Heads of Caesar Augustus, Tiberius, Titus and Nero on their coins.

Coin of Antony and Cleopatra 30 BC

Antony

Coin of Antony and Cleopatra 30 BC.

Coin of Laodicea, struck by the Asiarch (Acts 19.31)

Asiarch

Coin of Laodicea, struck by the Asiarch (Acts 19.31).

Augustus on a coin

Augustus

Augustus on a coin.

Augustus, Denarius of - cf Luke 2.1

Augustus

Augustus, Denarius of - cf Luke 2.1.

Coin of Aurelius and Verus

Aurelius

Coin of Aurelius and Verus.

Coin of Brutus at Philippi

Brutus

Coin of Brutus at Philippi.

Caligula, 37 AD, Bronze Coin of,

Caligula

Caligula, 37 AD, Bronze Coin of,. Left: `Caiaus CAESAR AVGustus GERMANICUS PONtifex Maximus TRibunitia POTestate`, portrait of Caligula. Right: Names and pitures of his three sisters, Agrippina, Drusilla and Julia posing as Security (leaning on a column), Concord (holing an insence bowl) and Fortune (holing a rudder), and each holding a horn of plenty

Coin of Acra of Phoenicia, with Claudius

Claudius

Coin of Acra of Phoenicia, with Claudius.

Claudius on a brass coin

Claudius

Claudius on a brass coin.

Coin of Alexander Balas and Cleopatra 144 BC

Cleopatra

Coin of Alexander Balas and Cleopatra 144 BC.

Coin of Hadrian Augustus 117-138 AD

Hadrian

Coin of Hadrian Augustus 117-138 AD.

Coin of Hadrian Augustus 117-138 AD

Hadrian

Coin of Hadrian Augustus 117-138 AD.

Coin of Hadrian Augustus 117-138 AD

Hadrian

Coin of Hadrian Augustus 117-138 AD.

Hadrian, coin, of. Left: Hadiran. Right: Trireme ship

Hadrian

Hadrian, coin, of. Left: Hadiran. Right: Trireme ship.

Coins of Nero

Nero

Coins of Nero.

Coins of Nero

Nero

Coins of Nero.

Coins of Nero

Nero

Coins of Nero.

Coins of Nero

Nero

Coins of Nero.

Bust of Nero on coin of Agrippa II. Right: man in chariot

Nero

Bust of Nero on coin of Agrippa II. Right: man in chariot.

Coin of Nerva

Nerva

Coin of Nerva.

Tiberius, Denarius of

Tiberius

Tiberius, Denarius of.

Tiberius on a silver coin

Tiberius

Tiberius on a silver coin.

Tiberius, Emperor, from a coin.

Tiberius

Tiberius, Emperor, from a coin..

Titus, bust of

Titus

Titus, bust of.

Titus, statue

Titus

Titus, statue.

Bust of Titus on a coin of Herod Agrippa II

Titus

Bust of Titus on a coin of Herod Agrippa II.

Coins of Titus

Titus

Coins of Titus.

Coins of Titus

Titus

Coins of Titus.

Coin of Trajan 249-251 AD

Trajan

Coin of Trajan 249-251 AD.

Trajan coin, recast, copper, Jewish, c 134 AD. Left: `Simon` (Bar Cochba), palm. Right: `Deliverance of the Almighty`, vine branch

Trajan

Trajan coin, recast, copper, Jewish, c 134 AD. Left: `Simon` (Bar Cochba), palm. Right: `Deliverance of the Almighty`, vine branch.

Coin of Valerius Gratus 16 AD

Valerius

Coin of Valerius Gratus 16 AD.

Vespasian

Vespasian

Vespasian.

Vespasian, brass coin of commemorating the capture of Jerusalem. Left: bust of Vespasian. Right: `Judea Captive`, Jewish man standing with his hands tied, Jewish woman sitting dejected under a palm tree.

Vespasian

Vespasian, brass coin of commemorating the capture of Jerusalem. Left: bust of Vespasian. Right: `Judea Captive`, Jewish man standing with his hands tied, Jewish woman sitting dejected under a palm tree..

Coin struck by the Emperor Vespasian, commemorating the conquest of Judea

Vespasian

Coin struck by the Emperor Vespasian, commemorating the conquest of Judea.

Coin of Vespasian

Vespasian

Coin of Vespasian.