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Object Type: coin
Museum number: 1867,0101.613
Denomination: aureus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Head of Augustus, laureate, right. (obverse); Tiberius, laureate, standing right in triumphal quadriga (two horses facing left), holding laurel-branch in right hand and eagle-tipped sceptre in left hand. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Empire Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority: Ruler: Augustus (Octavian)
Cultures/periods: Roman Imperial
Production date: 13-14
Production place: Minted in: Lugdunum (historic)
Materials: gold
Dimensions: Die-axis: 4 o'clock; Weight: 7.81 grammes
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Curator's comments: The reverse recalls the triumph accorded to Tiberius for his German victories in AD 12.
Bibliographic references: RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius (508, p.87); RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (223, p.56)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; charioteer/chariot; equestrian
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Augustus (Octavian); Named in inscription & portrayed: Tiberius
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps
Acquisition date: 1867
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: 1867,0101.613
C&M catalogue number: RE1 (87) (508)

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