Sestertius - Tiberius ROM ET AVG, altar of Gauls

€247,706.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year8-10
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight23.3 g
Dimensions36 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC I#241A, OCRE#ric.1(2).aug.241A
Obverse descriptionHead of Tiberius, right, laureate.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringTI CAESAR AVGVSTI F IMPERATOR V
(Translation: Tiberius Caesar Augusti Filius Imperator Quintus. Tiberius Caesar, son of Augustus, supreme commander (Imperator) for the fifth time.)
Reverse descriptionAltar of the three Gauls in Lugdunum, flanked by Victory holding wreath on column on each side, front decorated with corona civica flanked by nude male on each side.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringROM ET AVG
(Translation: Romae et Augusto. To Rome and the emperor (Augustus).)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (8-10)  - -
Catalog ID6014039410
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