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Æ20 - Tiberius ΤΙΒ ΓΕΡ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΕΣ
| Issuer | Cyrenaica (Cyrenaica and Crete) |
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| Year | 14-37 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Confronted bare heads of Tiberius (left) and Germanicus (right) facing one another in the field, their portraits rendered in low relief in the provincial style typical of Cyrenaican bronze coinage under the Julio-Claudian dynasty. The two figures are identifiable as the twin Caesars through the encircling Greek legend. The inscription ΤΙΒ ΓΕΡ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΕΣ is distributed around the field, designating both Tiberius and Germanicus as Caesars. The composition reflects the dynastic propaganda of the early Imperial period, celebrating the joint prominence of the two heirs. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Cyrenaica's bronze coinage under Tiberius reflects the province's awkward administrative pairing with Crete — a union imposed by Augustus in 27 BC that served Roman bureaucratic convenience more than geographic logic. The two regions shared a single proconsul based in Gortyn, meaning Cyrene's civic and monetary affairs were governed from an island nearly 400 kilometers away. Tiberius showed little personal interest in the eastern provinces, and local bronze issues like this one filled the small-denomination void that Rome's central mints ignored entirely.