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As - Tiberius PONTIF MAXIM TRIBVN POTEST XVII S C
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 15-16 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Tiberius facing right, rendered in a restrained, classicizing portrait style characteristic of early Julio-Claudian imperial coinage. The effigy displays finely engraved hair swept across the crown and a strong, idealized profile. A circular legend surrounds the portrait, inscribed along the inner border of the coin's field. The surface bears a dark green-brown patina consistent with long burial, with areas of copper-red visible through the encrustation. |
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| Reverse lettering | PONTIF MAXIM TRIBVN POTEST XVII S C (Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Septima Decima. Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 17th time. Decree of the senate.) |
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Tribunician Power XVII dates this issue precisely to 15–16 AD, the second year of Tiberius's reign following Augustus's death in August 14 AD. The assumption of the title Pontifex Maximus came to Tiberius only after Augustus held it until his final breath — unlike military commands, the pontificate could not be shared. Tiberius accepted it reluctantly, consistent with his broader posture of feigned modesty toward senatorial prerogatives in the early reign, a performance that Tacitus treats with sustained skepticism in the Annals.