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Sestertius TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST P M TR POT XXXVI, Victoria
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 34-35 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | A quadriga advancing to the right, depicted in bold relief in the hammered style typical of early imperial bronzes. The four horses are shown in vigorous motion, with the chariot ornamented with a military trophy flanked by a figure of Victory and a bound captive below. The composition conveys imperial triumph and is rendered with strong, expressive lines across the broad flan. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Tiberius held tribunician power for an unusually long stretch without renewing the title through military action or political spectacle, making the high TR POT numbering on this issue a quiet record of a reign defined more by withdrawal than ambition. By 34–35 AD, Tiberius had been living in self-imposed exile on Capri for several years, governing the empire through correspondence while Sejanus's fall in 31 had left Roman administration badly shaken.
RIC I #54 is among the later Tiberian sestertius issues and sees relatively limited survival in high grades, in part because Tiberius minted bronze more sporadically than his predecessor.