Dupondius - Tiberius PONT MAXIM COS III IMP VII TR POT XXII

Struck at Rome during Tiberius's tribunician year XXII, this dupondius falls within the years immediately following the death of Germanicus in 19 AD — a moment of acute dynastic tension, with Tiberius under open suspicion from the Roman public and Senate alike. The PONT MAXIM legend asserts his pontifical authority at a time when his political position, though constitutionally secure, was anything but stable in popular perception.

Orichalcum dupondii of Tiberius are often found with flan irregularities; the Rome mint's output under his reign was inconsistent in blank preparation compared to Augustan-era standards.