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As - Tiberius PONTIFEX TRIBVN POTESTATE XII S C
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 10-11 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field is dominated by the large senatorial monogram S C (Senatus Consultum), boldly rendered in high relief at the centre of the coin, a standard device on Roman aes coinage issued under senatorial authority. A continuous circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, running along the full circumference of the flan and citing Tiberius's priestly and tribunician offices. The composition is typical of the Lugdunum mint's aes issues under Augustus and early Tiberius, with a plain, undecorated field. |
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| Reverse lettering | PONTIFEX TRIBVN POTESTATE XII S C (Translation: Pontifex Tribunicia Potestate Duodecima. Senatus Consultum. [High] priest, holder of tribunician power for the twelfth time. Decree of the senate.) |
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Struck at Rome during Tiberius's tenure as heir-apparent, this as belongs to a series issued under Augustus's authority but explicitly naming Tiberius as tribunicia potestas holder — a calculated public announcement of the succession. The tribunician power was renewed annually, making the XII designation a precise date anchor, something Roman imperial coinage rarely offered so cleanly.
The S C formula reflects senatorial authorization of the bronze coinage, a constitutional fiction Augustus maintained carefully throughout his reign to avoid the appearance of monarchical control over the mint.