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Tiberius. AD 14-37. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 26.55 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck AD 36-37. Empty horse-drawn quadriga right / Legend around large S • C. RIC I 66. Dark green-brown patina, a few pits. In NGC encapsulation 5872729-053, graded VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 2/5, smoothing.
From the Robert W. Bartlett Bequest Sold for the Benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
The empty Quadriga probably alludes to the action of L. Vitellius against the Parthians, although no decision is known about the attribution of the Signa triumphalia to L. Vitellius. The father of the future emperor had been sent by Tiberius as legatus Augusti pro praetore to Syria, as in Armenia the Parthian king Artabanos III had used his son Arsakes. Lucius Vitellius was extremely successful, not only succeeded in establishing a king of Rome's mercy in Armenia, but also in Parthia himself to install a new king. Artabanos III had to flee to the Scythians.
Closing Date and Time: Thursday, 2 September 2021 at 10:48:40 ET.
All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.
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