COIN (ROMAN)

A copper-alloy Roman quadrans of Tiberius (AD 14-38), dating to the period c.AD 14-21 (Reece period 1). ROM ET AVG reverse type depicting the Altar of Lugdunum. Mint of Lyon. cf. RIC I (2nd ed.), p. 95, no. 32; BMC I, p. 127, no. 62. 

Ruler: Tiberius
Denomination: Quadrans
Material: Copper alloy
Mint: Lugdunum
Mintmark: -//-
Obverse: Laureate head right
Obverse legend: TI CAESAR DIVI-AVG F AVGVSTVS
Reverse: Altar of Lugdunum
Reverse legend: ROM ET AV[G] (in exergue)
Dated: 14.0 to 21.0
Weight (g): 3.7
Diameter (mm): 18.7
Thickness (mm): 2.1
Completeness: Complete
Preservation: Good
Parish: Berrick Salome
District: South Oxfordshire
County: Oxfordshire
Region: South East
Discovery method: Metal detector
RIC reference: ric.1(2).tib.32
Notes: 
The coin has a brassy patina that may be the result of cleaning or potentially a more recent rather than ancient loss.