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Semis - Tiberius Antioch
| Issuer | Antioch on the Orontes |
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| Year | 31-32 |
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| Value | Semis (1⁄32) |
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| Obverse lettering | TI CAESAR AVG TR POT XXXIIII |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Antioch's civic bronze coinage under Tiberius occupied an awkward administrative space — the city retained the right to strike small-denomination bronzes for local use while Roman imperial authority tightened its grip on the eastern provinces. The year 31–32 AD coincides almost exactly with the fall of Sejanus, whose execution in October 31 AD sent shockwaves through provincial administration and prompted hasty adjustments to official dating in several eastern mints.
McAlee 218 and the associated Wruck classification place this piece within a tightly defined die grouping. Specimens frequently show uneven flan preparation characteristic of the Antiochene workshop at this period.