Sale: CNG 63, Lot: 1209. Estimate $7500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 May 2003.  Sold For $4600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

AUGUSTUS, with TIBERIUS, as Caesar. 27 BC-14 AD. AR Denarius (3.81 gm). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 13-14 AD. Laureate head of Augustus right / Bare head of Tiberius right. RIC I 226; RSC 2. Near EF, one small edge mark on reverse. Extremely rare. ($7500)

This issue commemorates the naming of Tiberius as heir of Augustus.