RPC I, 3920

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3920
Province Cyprus
Region Cyprus
City Uncertain mint(s) on Cyprus
Reign Tiberius
Person (obv.) Tiberius (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Livia (Augusta)
Dating AD 22/3
Obverse inscription TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST IMP VIII
Edition Ti(berius) Caesar Divi Aug(usti) August(us) Imp(erator) VIII
Translation Tiberius Caesar, son of the divine Augustus, Augustus, commander for the eighth time
Obverse design bare head of Tiberius, left
Reverse inscription C C
Edition c(olonia) C(nossus)
Translation the colony of Cnossus
Reverse design Livia veiled, with patera and long sceptre, seated, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 8.21 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference APT 52 (Pisidian Antioch), BSFN (1988) 325–6
Specimens 8 (1 in the core collections)
Note Attribution to Cyprus tentative: see introduction.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1914,0908.9
2 2     Private Cypriot coll.
3 3     Zeus Numismatics 2, 1 Dec. 2019, lot 341
4 4     Savoca 92 Blue, 19 Dec. 2020, lot 1126
5 5     ✸ Biga Numismatics EA 27, 3 Feb. 2024, lot 487
6 6     M. Richter coll. (ex Demos 27, 5 Jan. 2024, lot 1409)
7 7     Demos 39, 13 Oct. 2024, lot 532
8 8     Numismad 19, 25–26 Oct. 2024, lot 728