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AR26 - Tiberius ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗΣ ΙΟΥΛΙΑΣ ΗΡΑΣ ΜΗΤΡ, ΤΑΡ
| Issuer | Tarsus (Cilicia) |
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| Year | 14-37 |
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| Weight | 14.79 g |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, laureate bust of Emperor Tiberius facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic provincial style with carefully articulated curls and a laurel wreath crowning the head. The emperor's portrait is depicted with sharp, idealized features consistent with Julio-Claudian imperial iconography. The encircling Greek legend ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΥ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ runs around the periphery of the flan, identifying the subject as Tiberius Caesar Augustus. The portrait is high-relief and boldly struck, characteristic of the civic coinage of Tarsus in Cilicia Pedias. |
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| Reverse description | Livia, deified as Hera, depicted enthroned and facing right, holding ears of corn and poppies in her extended hand, attributes emblematic of her assimilation with the goddess. The goddess is shown seated on an ornate throne in a formal, hieratic posture typical of provincial divine imagery. The civic mint abbreviation ΤΑΡ appears to the right of the enthroned figure, identifying the issuing city of Tarsus. The encircling Greek legend ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗΣ ΙΟΥΛΙΑΣ ΗΡΑΣ ΜΗΤΡ surrounds the design, translating as 'of the Augusta Julia, mother Hera,' honoring Livia in her divine role. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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