Roman — Iron Age; 14-37; Reece Period 1 (Pre-Claudian and Iron Age)
Coin, denarius
A silver denarius coin of Emperor Tiberius, ruler of the Roman Empire, AD 14-37. The back of the coin possibly depicts Pax, the Roman goddess of peace, or the Empress Livia, the mother of Tiberius. This coin was minted in Lugdunum (modern day Lyon, France), AD 14-37.
Obv: Laureate head of Tiberius, facing right. Obv inscription: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AV[GVSTVS]. Rev: Livia or Pax, seated right, holding a branch in her left hand and a vertical sceptre in the right. Rev inscription: PONTIF MAXIM. Part of a hoard from Queen Victoria Street, City of London, 1958.
Ref: RIC I (1948), p.103, no.3.
Condition: VG.
- Category:
- Roman
- Object ID:
- 92.23/2
- Object name:
- coin, denarius
- Artist/Maker:
- Tiberius, -
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- Production date:
- Iron Age; 14-37; Reece Period 1 (Pre-Claudian and Iron Age)
- Material:
silver
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 19 mm, WT 3.3 g, Axis 7
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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