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Æ29 - Tiberius ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΘΕΟϹ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ
| Issuer | Mytilene, Lesbos (Conventus of Pergamum) |
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| Year | 35 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Full-length frontal figure of Tiberius standing facing, depicted capite velato (head veiled in the manner of a sacrificing priest), extending his right arm forward and holding a patera in his outstretched hand, with a sceptre or long object in his left hand. The emperor is rendered in formal sacrificial attire, conveying his role as pontifex and divine mediator. The Greek legend ΤΙ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ arcs around the upper field, with the ethnic ΜΥΤΙ inscribed in the lower field or exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΤΙ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ, ΜΥΤΙ |
| Reverse description | The deified Augustus seated in a triumphal quadriga drawn by four elephants, advancing to the left, depicted in the manner of a divine triumph. Augustus is shown in an elevated position atop the elaborate elephant-drawn car, holding a sceptre, the scene emblematic of his posthumous apotheosis and divine status. The reverse legend ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΘΕΟϹ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ is inscribed in the field, referencing Augustus as the divine Caesar and sebastos. The elephants are rendered in profile with considerable detail given the module of the coin. |
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