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Æ26 - Tiberius C I F AN LXIII[
| Issuer | Sinope (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 18-19 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Draped figure of Livia, depicted seated to the right in the guise of a goddess, likely assimilated to Ceres or Pax, holding attributes consistent with her divine honors under Tiberius. The figure is rendered in a formal, static pose upon a throne or chair, with drapery falling in heavy folds over the lower body. The colonial titulature legend C I F (Colonia Iulia Felix) with the regnal year AN LXIII (year 63 of the colony's era, corresponding to AD 18-19) surrounds the type, the legend partially cut off at the right edge. |
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| Mintage | ND (18-19) |
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Sinope's civic bronze issues under Tiberius reflect the city's privileged status as a Roman colony — Colonia Iulia Felix Sinope — established by Caesar in 45 BC, making it one of the earliest colonial foundations in Pontus. The Latin legends on municipal bronzes from this mint are a direct consequence of that colonial charter, not provincial convention.
The dating formula referencing the emperor's age places this issue in the fifth year of Tiberius's reign, when the imperial administration was still largely functioning through Augustus's inherited bureaucratic machinery before Sejanus consolidated influence at court.