Extremely Fine; minor smoothing and tooling, attractive, glo...

Hammer

£1,600

Extremely Fine; minor smoothing and tooling, attractive, glossy patina | ROMAN EMPIRE. Julia Augusta (Livia, mother of Tiberius).
Bronze sestertius, AD 22-23. Rome.
S P Q R IVLIAE AVGVST written in three lines above ornamented carpentum drawn right by pair of mules. Rev: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST P M TR POT XXIIII around large S • C.
Extremely Fine; minor smoothing and tooling, attractive, glossy patina.

Reference: RIC I-51 (Tiberius); BMCRE-76 (Tiberius).
Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection; previously acquired from Baldwin's of St. James's (2/3/1937); ex L. Vierordt Collection, Schulman Auction 139 (5/3/1923).
Die Axis: 9h.
Diameter: 35 mm.
Weight: 28.07 g.
Composition: Bronze.

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