Livia (58 BC - AD 29), wife of the first emperor Augustus and mother of his successor Tiberius, became the first Roman woman whose image held a substantial place on coins of the Roman Empire. While the appearance of Roman women on coins was not entirely revolutionary, having roughly coincided with the introduction of images of powerful Roman statesmen to coins in the late 40s BC, the degree to which Livia came to be commemorated on coins in the provinces and in Rome was unprecedented. This book examines the socio-political impact of the coin images of Livia within the broader context of...
Livia (58 BC - AD 29), wife of the first emperor Augustus and mother of his successor Tiberius, became the first Roman woman whose image held a substa...
