After the god-begotten Severus dynasty was murdered it was difficult to get the same reputation again for the emperor. After that most of the emperors were elected by the army and soon they split the reign. This is a list of emperors in the heydays of the Heruli.

Emperor Augustus presented himself as god-begotten and "stand-in" for Jupiter and here naked as the god. On this brooch he is surrounded by deities Italia, Neptun, Roma, Victoria holds the Victory over his head Jupiter's Sun-Eagle is under the chair. He uses the shield of the fallen enemy as footstool. At left Tiberius steps down from the battle wagon telling that he has brought new provinces to the empire