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A gold coin depicting the Roman emperor Aurelian (r. 270-275 CE).

A marble representation of the Roman Emperor Otho, 69 CE. (Louvre, Paris)

The facial features and the scalp hair reflect the typical characteristics of the Roman Emperor Augustus (Octavianus). Marble. Roman Period, 27 BCE to 14 CE. From Pergamon, Bergama, in modern-day Turkey. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul...

A portrait of Chinese Emperor Wen of Wei (507-551 CE). 7th century CE Scroll of Thirteen Emperors. (Boston Museum of Fine Arts, USA)

Menelik II, emperor of Ethiopia (r. 1889-1913) and his attendants, German postcard, approximately 1905.

A gold mohur coin issued by Mughal Emperor Jahangir (r. 1605-28) bearing a portrait of his Father, Akbar. The coin was issued in 1605, the first year of Jahangir's reign. The inscription in Arabic next to the portrait translates as 'Allahu...

A Chinese painted silk depicting the supreme deity of Chinese tradition the Jade emperor and the Heavenly Kings. (Sotherby's, date unknown)

Bust of Roman Emperor Claudius reworked from a statue of his predecessor Caligula, from Acerra near Formia (Italy), 37 - 54 CE. (Altes Museum Berlin)

A 1532 portrait by Jakob Seisenegger of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1519-56) with his dog. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)

A marble bust of Roman emperor Elagabalus, r. 218-222 CE. (The Vatican Museums, Rome).