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As - Tiberius IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG RESTITVIT
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 80-81 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Tiberius facing left, rendered in high relief with naturalistic portraiture typical of early Imperial die-cutting. The effigy shows cropped hair rendered in short, fine strands across the brow and temples. A circular Latin legend runs around the periphery, reading TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST IMP VIII, identifying the emperor as son of the deified Augustus and recording his eighth imperatorial acclamation. This is a restitution issue struck under Titus, reproducing the portrait of Tiberius on a coin that the reigning emperor sought to restore to circulation. |
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| Edge | Plain (irregular) |
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This as belongs to Titus's restitution series, issued in 80–81 AD to re-strike worn or damaged Tiberian bronzes still circulating nearly half a century after Tiberius's death. The program was almost certainly a response to the acute bronze shortage that followed the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, which devastated the regional economy and disrupted normal coin supply across Campania. Titus moved quickly — the restitution issues began within months of his accession.
RIC II.1 434 is among the more frequently encountered of the Tiberian restitutions, suggesting the original Tiberian as type was common enough to supply the re-striking dies in quantity.