Denarius of Tiberius, Rome | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2005.115.101
People: Tiberius, Roman (r. 14-37 CE)
Title: Denarius of Tiberius, Rome
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 14 - 37 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture: Roman
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/21087

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

3.69 g

Die Axis

3

Denomination

denarius

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS
Reverse Inscription: PONTIF MAXIM

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Collection of Margarete Bieber; bought from Allen, Hesperia.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RIC I 2, 26

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year: 2005
Object Number: 2005.115.101
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Head of Tiberius, laureate to r.
Rev.: female figure seated holding palm in l. hand and resting on long scepter with r. (Livia as Pax)

Verification Level

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2005.115.101: Denarius of Tiberius, Rome