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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
R.6289
Denomination
sestertius
Description
Copper alloy coin.
(whole)
Head of Tiberius, bare, left.
(obverse)
Front elevation of the Altar of Lyons, decorated with the corona civica between two laurels, these being flanked by nude male figures; to left and right, Victories on columns, facing one another.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Empire
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority
Ruler:
Augustus (Octavian)
Cultures/periods
Roman Imperial
Production date
12-14
Production place
Minted in:
Lugdunum
Materials
copper alloy
Dimensions
Die-axis:
7 o'clock
Weight:
22.18 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
The altar depicted is that set up as the central point of the "Concilium Galliarum" and is likely to have been dedicated by Augustus on 1 August 10 BC, (the same day of the birth in that city of the future emperor Claudius). The initial series of aes bearing a representation of the Altar extended over the following three or four years. The 'Altar II' series, including issues in the name of the imperial heir Tiberius, was instituted about AD 9 and continued to the end of the reign.
Bibliographic references
RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius
(579, p.95)
RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1
(247, p.58)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
emperor/empress
religious object
allegory/personification
symbol
classical deity
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Tiberius
Named in inscription:
Augustus (Octavian)
Representation of:
Nike/Victoria/Victory
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
Altar of Rome and Augustus
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
R.6289
C&M catalogue number
RE1
(95)
(579)