Aureus Issued by Tiberius
Aureus Issued by Tiberius
- Description:
- Obverse: Bust of Tiberius. Reverse: Seated Female Figure with a Branch and Inverted Spear
- Medium:
- Gold
- Dimensions:
- Diam. 1.9 cm
- Context:
- Minted in Lyon
- Date:
- 33–37 CE
- Inventory Number:
- BNC II, Tib 32
- Lender:
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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The obverse legend, in Latin, reads:
TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS
Translation: Tiberius Caesar Augustus, son of the deified Augustus.
The reverse legend, in Latin, reads:
PONTIF MAXIM
Translation: Pontifex Maximus.
This coin type, an aureus issued by the Roman emperor Tiberius, is cataloged in Online Coins of the Roman Empire as RIC I (second edition) Tiberius 27.