COIN (ROMAN)

An incomplete silver Denarius of Tiberius (AD 14-37). Reece period 1. PONTIF MAXIM reverse type, depicting a female figure seated right holding sceptre and branch. Minted in Lyon.



Diameter: 17.00mm, Thickness: 1.81mm, Weight: 3.0g



The coin is missing a small portion of its outer flan resulting in the loss of the left hand legend.



RIC Vol. I, p. 95, No. 26.

Ruler: Tiberius
Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Material: Silver
Mint: Lugdunum
Obverse: Laureate head right
Obverse legend: TI CAESAR DIVI / [AVG F AVGVSTVS] (retrograde)
Reverse: Female figure, draped, right, seated, right on chair with plain legs, holding branch and long sceptre; below chair, a double line
Reverse legend: PONTIF [MAXIM MCAESARDIVI] (retrograde)
Dated: 14.0 to 37.0
Weight (g): 3.0
Diameter (mm): 17.0
Thickness (mm): 1.81
Completeness: Incomplete
Preservation: Fair
Parish: Addington
District: Aylesbury Vale
County: Buckinghamshire
Region: South East
Discovery method: Metal detector