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The Emperors, empresses, and Caesars of the Antonine period

The ‘Antonine period’ is defined here as the time between 138 and 192, that is the reigns of Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius (with Lucius Verus and Commodus as temporary co-emperors), and Commodus. Coins were struck with the portraits of the emperors, the heirs to the purple (called Caesars), and their wives.

Family tree

Family tree diagram of the Imperial family Antoninus Pius Faustina I Marcus Aurelius Faustina II Lucius Verus Lucilla Commodus Crispina

Imperial biographies

  1. Antoninus Pius (138–161)
  2. Faustina I (138–141, and later deification coins)
  3. Marcus Aurelius (139–180)
  4. Faustina II (147–175)
  5. Lucius Verus (161–169)
  6. Lucilla (164–169, and later)
  7. Commodus (175–192)
  8. Crispina (178–182?)

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