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Rome, 22.2.2025
Please find
below the significant elements concerning the coin
shown:
As1, mint of Rome, c.
15÷16 d. C.2, RIC I
35 (pag. 96)3, BMC I
66 (pag. 128), indice
di raritŕ "R2"
Summary description (parts of the legend that are worn
or otherwise illegible are indicated in red)::
D. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG
F AVGVSTVS IMP VII4, clockwise from 7H.
Tiberius, nude head right.
R. PONTIF MAXIM
TRIBVN POTEST XVII5, clockwise from 12H.
Livia(?) veiled6,
seated right, feet on a stool, holding a patera with
her right hand and with the left a long vertical
sceptre. S C7, left and right large in
the field.
A web search for coins of the figure type produced the
following results:
- https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=228827
298, Lot: 107. Estimate $150. Sold for $450.
Tiberius. AD 14-37. Ć As (27mm, 10.70g, 12h). Rome
mint. Struck AD 15-16. Bare head right / Draped
female seated right, holding patera and scepter.
RIC I 35. VF, brown patina, minor roughness on
reverse. Ex Robert O. Ebert Collection.
- cngcoins
Tiberius, Triton XXIV. Lot: 1014. Estimated: $
400. Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Bronze.
Sold For $ 475. Tiberius. AD 14-37. Ć As (28mm,
11.17 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 15-16. [TI •
C]AESAR • DIVI • AVG • F • AVGVSTVS • IMP • VII •,
bare head right / PONTIF • MAXIM • TRIBVN • POTEST
• XVII, S C across field, female figure (Livia),
veiled and draped, seated right, holding patera in
right hand and long scepter in left, her feet rest
on a stool. RIC I 35; BMCRE 66-7; BN 39. Dark
brown patina, minor roughness. VF. Rare. From the
David Feinstein Collection. Ex Stuttgarter
Münzauktion I (22 November 2010), lot 383.
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ancient-roman-coin Ae As - Tiberius ( 15 to
16 ) - Rome RIC 35, Cohen 7, BMC 66 - 11,3g - 28mm
- R2. tiberius roman coin as. Obverse: TI CAESAR
DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS IMP VII, Tiberius head, bare,
right. Reverse: PONTIF MAXIM TRIBVN POTEST XVII;
S-C to left and right, Draped female figure
(Livia) seated right, feet on stool, right holding
patera, left long sceptre. Coin value: 300 USD
(2007).
- https://www.biddr.com/auctions/artemideaste/browse?a=1799&l=1949998
Asta 55E. Lotto 340 Tiberius (14-37 AD). AE As,
Rome mint, 15-16 AD. Obv. CAESAR DIVI AVG F
AVGVSTVS... Descrizione: Tiberius (14-37 AD). AE
As, Rome mint, 15-16 AD. Obv. CAESAR DIVI AVG F
AVGVSTVS IMP VII. Bare head right. Rev. PONTIF
MAXIM TRIBVN POTEST XVII SC. Livia (?) seated
right, holding sceptre and patera. RIC I (2nd ed.)
35; C. 17. AE. 10.69g. 27.50mm. R. Rare and
choice. An outstanding portrait. Green brown
patina, gently smoothed. Good VF. Prezzo iniziale
100 EUR, l’offerta attuale č di 100 EUR.
- cngcoins
CNG Feature Auction 118 Lot nuber 974 Tiberius. AD
14-37. Ć As (26mm, 10.83g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck
AD 15-16. CNG Feature Auction 118 Lot: 974.
Estimated: $ 500. Roman Imperial, Bronze Sold For
$ 1 500. Tiberius. AD 14-37. Ć As (26mm, 10.83 g,
1h). Rome mint. Struck AD 15-16. Bare head right /
Female figure (Livia) seated right, feet on
footstool, holding patera and long scepter. RIC I
35. Dark green patina, a patch of red on obverse,
some earthen deposits. In NGC encapsulation
4277023-003, graded MS, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5.
From the Mercury Group Collection.
I would like to conclude by noting that, as far as a
remote assessment allows, the coin shown here presents
general characteristics and style not dissimilar to
those of the authentic dies found on the web. In the
absence of the physical characteristics, a comparative
examination with authentic coins of the period will
not be possible. In its present state of preservation,
if authentic, the coin could, in my opinion, be worth
c. 150€.
Best regards.
Giulio De Florio
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Notes:
(1) According
to Ric, the axes of the type under consideration
have a weight of (11.50÷10.00)g and the
die axis is mostly at 12 o'clock. I collect
in a table the physical characteristics of the
axes of the figure type found on the web:
| References |
Weight(g) |
Diameter(mm) |
die axis (h) |
| Link1 |
10,70 |
27 |
12 |
| Link2 |
11,17 |
28 |
12 |
| Link3 |
11,3 |
28 |
- |
| Link4 |
10,08 |
- |
- |
| Link5 |
9,78 |
- |
- |
Since the physical characteristics of the sample
under examination are not available, it will not be
possible to conduct a comparative examination with
authentic coins of the period.
(2) The dating 15÷16 AD is taken
from the RIC.
(3) Two variants of the coin
shown are known, which differ in the length of the
obverse legend:
-
RIC 33 - TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST IMP
VII, frequency index R3.
-
RIC 35 - TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS IMP
VII, frequency index R2.
(4) TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS IMP VII
(TIberius CAESAR DIVI AVGusti Filius AVGVSTVS
IMPerator VII). For the biographical profile of
Tiberius Claudius Nero I refer to Wikipedia (v. link).
(5) PONTIF MAXIM
TRIBVN POTEST XVII
(PONTIFex MAXImus TRIBVNicia POTESTate XVII). The
obverse and reverse legends of the coin under
consideration should be read together: Tiberius
Caesar, son of the divine Augustus, Augustus, seven
times Emperor, Pontifex Maximus, invested 17 times
with the powers of Tribune.
(6) Mattingly (author of BMC),
unlike Ric (which speaks generically of her as a
‘female’ - woman), recognises in the female
character on the coin reverse the wife of Augustus,
Livia Drusilla, depicted as a priestess of the
‘Divus Augustus’, drawing inspiration from Velleius
Paterculus (2, 72, 2-3 - see
link): ‘Livia, the daughter of the noble and
valiant Drusus Claudianus, illustrious among Roman
women by birth, virtue and beauty, whom we later
came to know as Augustus‘ wife and, after his
ascension among the gods, as his priestess...’
(7) S C (Senatus Consulto - by
decree of the Senate) was the customary abbreviation
on Roman bronze nominals (sestertii, dupondi and
axes) to indicate the exclusive competence of the
Roman Senate in decisions concerning the issuance of
those coins (gold and silver coinage, which did not
bear that abbreviation, fell within the direct
competence of the emperor). |
