Tiberius. As Caesar, AD 4-14. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 24.25 g, 1h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 13-14. Near VF.

Electronic Auction 571 – Session 2
Lot: 1009.
Closing Date: Sep 26 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 500

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Tiberius. As Caesar, AD 4-14. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 24.25 g, 1h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 13-14. Laureate head of Tiberius left / ROM ET AVG in exergue, the Great Altar of Lugdunum: altar enclosure; panels decorated with corona civica flanked by figures holding laurel branches; decoration along roof line; altar flanked by columns surmounted by statues of Victory standing vis-à-vis, each holding palm and wreath. RIC I 248b (Augustus); Lyon 112; cf. Elkins, Monuments Figure 66 (for rev. type). Red-brown patina, flan flaw on obverse, minor roughness, edge marks. Near VF. Very rare with laureate head of Tiberius left.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 500 (22 September 2021), lot 702; RAM Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 342, 14 January 2015), lot 518, purchased from Nick Economopoulos, January 1992.


Closing Date and Time: 26 September 2024 at 10:02:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.