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Tiberius AE Sestertius
Tiberius AE Sestertius

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Bidding closed (Sunday, March 19th, 19:24:00 CET)
Current time: Sunday, November 24th, 02:23:53 CET

Price realised: CHF 1'000.00 (4 bids)
Approx. EUR 1'074.19 / USD 1'119.09 / GBP 893.20

High bidder: Bidder 2

eAuction #79, Lot 72. Estimate: CHF 750.00

Tiberius (14-37 AD). AE Sestertius (36 mm, 24.49 g), Roma, 22-23 AD.
Obv. CIVITATIBVS ASIAE RESTITVTIS, Tiberius laureate, seated left, foot on stool, holding patera and sceptre.
Rev. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST P M TR POT XXIIII around S C.
RIC I 48.

Green patina. Good very fine.

The statue depicted on the obverse was erected to Tiberius by fourteen cities of Asia to commemorate his generosity in coming to their aid after they suffered severe damage in an earthquake in 17 AD.

With old collector's ticket: privately purchased in October '38.



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