COIN (ROMAN)

An incomplete plated silver Roman denarius copying a coin of Tiberius (AD 14-37), dating to the period c.AD 14-37 (Reece period 1). PONTIF MAXIM reverse type depicting a female figure (Pax or Livia) seated right holding vertical sceptre in right hand and branch in left. Prototype of the mint of Lyon. Cf. RIC I (2nd ed.), p. 95, no. 30 for the type. The coin has a copper-alloy core that is clearly visible on both faces where the plating is missing. 

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Material: Silver
Mintmark: -//-
Obverse: Laureate head right
Obverse legend: [TI CAESA]R DIVI-AVG F AVGV[STVS]
Reverse: A female figure (Pax or Livia) seated right holding vertical sceptre in right hand and branch in left
Reverse legend: [P]ONTIF-[MAXIM]
Dated: 14.0 to 37.0
Weight (g): 2.12
Diameter (mm): 17.0
Thickness (mm): 1.9
Completeness: Incomplete
Parish: Hollingbourne
District: Maidstone
County: Kent
Region: South East
Discovery method: Metal detector
Notes: 
Recorded from details emailed by the finder.