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Aureus with head of Tiberius

Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 15–16
Mint: Lugdunum

Medium/Technique Gold
Dimensions Diameter: 20.5 mm. Weight: 7.65 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1975.767
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Tiberius to right.
TICAESARDIVI AVGFAVGVSTVS (no crossbars on A in Caesar)
Reverse: Emperor to right in quadriga, eagle-topped scepter in left hand,
laurel branch in right.
TRPOTXVII in exergue: IMPVII
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, June 11, 1975, as Apparatus (reassigned to the Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour, March 10, 1976)