LYDIA, Philadelphia (as Neocaesarea). Tiberius. AD 14-37. Æ (15mm, 2.73 g, 11h). VF.

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Lot: 381. Estimated: $ 250

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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LYDIA, Philadelphia (as Neocaesarea). Tiberius. AD 14-37. Æ (15mm, 2.73 g, 11h). Bare head right / Thunderbolt. Kurth 150 (under Tiberius Gemellus); LS 24 (under Tiberius Gemellus; same obv. die as illustration); RPC I 3017.4 (this coin); Vagi 480 (under Tiberius Gemellus; same obv. die as illustration). Dark green patina, scrape on obverse. VF. Rare.

From the S & S Collection, purchased from Frank Kovacs. Ex Benz Collection (Lanz 94, 22 November 1999), lot 167; Müller 43 (September 1983), lot 205; Schweizerische Kreditanstalt 42 (February 1984), lot 120.

Previously attributed to Tiberius Gemellus, a note in RPC online confirms the attribution to the emperor Tiberius based on the existence of this specimen; “Coin /14 removes any doubt about the attribution to Tiberius. See J. Clark, 'The renaming of Philadelphia Neocaesarea under the emperor Tiberius', NC 180 (2020), pp. 127-31, for a die study and confirmation of the attribution to Tiberius. The reading is clear on the rare die.”

Closing Date and Time: 10 May 2023 at 12:06:40 ET.

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