Rome’s first emperor, Augustus (r. 30 BCE–14 CE), wanted his descendants to rule over the Roman Empire, but as his chosen successors died one by one, the power fell to his stepson, Tiberius (r. 14–37 ...

On the side of the coin on the left is the bust of a man facing right, tendrils of curly hair held in place with a laurel wreath, drapery over shoulder; surrounding the border, the Latin characters: I ...