Tiberius AR Denarius (PONTIF MAXIM, RIC I 26)

TIBERIUS, AD 14-37
AR Denarius (18.61mm, 3.72g, 12h)
Struck AD 16-21. Lugdunum mint
Obverse: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Tiberius right
Reverse: PONTIF MAXIM, female figure seated right, holding vertical scepter and branch, on chair with plain legs above double line
References: RIC I 26 (C), RCV 1763

Old cabinet toning with some corrosion pits on reverse. A fine early style portrait of Tiberius.
From the A.K. Collection.

This coin was published in the numismatic journal Money Trend (Jan. 2008 issue), in Dr. Wendelin Kellner's article "Ungewöhnliche und
irreguläre Römermünzen" (page 135, abb. 2)

Sammlung : Roman Imperial - the Julio-Claudians