Description:

Roman Empire Tiberius, AD 14-37 Gold Aureus Lugdunum rv Livia as Pax NGC Choice Very Fine. Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5. Lugdunum, rv Livia as Pax.

A highly collectible Gold Aureus of the Roman Emperor Tiberius, stuck at the Lugdunum Mint in modern day Lyon between the years AD 14 to AD 37.

The front (obverse) of this gold coin portrays the head of Emperor Tiberius to the right, laureate. The back (reverse) possibly portrays Livia as Pax, enthroned on a chair with a scepter in right hand, branch in left.

The inscription on the front of this coin, TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVTVS (“Tiberius Caesar Augustus, son of divine Augustus”), was important to mark the transition of power in the early Roman Empire. The title helped Tiberius to advertise his inherited right to rule, as Augustus’ heir and deified the first Roman Emperor. The back design showing a female figure is frequently assumed to be Livia, Tiberius’s mother and Augustus’s wife of fifty-three years. Livia is depicted as the Roman deity for peace, Pax. The inscription around her, “PONTIF MAXIM”, refers to the title of Pontifex Maximus, a title held by each of the Roman Emperors and signified the religious authority held by the Roman Emperor.

Approx. Net Weight: 7.72gr Keywords: Money, Currency, Stamps; Ref: BD1410

  • Literature:

    Tiberius Caesar Augustus (November 16th,42 BC – March 16th, AD 37) was the second Roman emperor, reigning from AD 14 to 37. He succeeded his stepfather, the first Roman emperor Augustus.

    Tiberius was one of Rome's most successful generals: his conquests of Pannonia, Dalmatia, Raetia, and (temporarily) parts of Germania laid the foundations for the northern frontier. Even so, he came to be remembered as a dark, reclusive, and somber ruler who never really desired to be emperor; Pliny the Elder called him "the gloomiest of men".

    After the death of his son Drusus Julius Caesar in AD 23, Tiberius became more reclusive and aloof. In 26 AD he removed himself from Rome and left administration largely in the hands of his controversial praetorian prefects Sejanus and Naevius Sutorius Macro. When Tiberius died, he was succeeded by his grand-nephew and adopted grandson, Caligula.

  • Medium: Gold
  • Circa: AD 14-37
  • Notes:

    NGC Cert #5874043-001
    Link to NGC Report

  • Condition: This ancient coin is in graded condition. Please see photos for details.

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