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v53_0247 - TIBERIUS Aureus

TIBERIUS Aureus AU
MONNAIES 53 (2012)
Starting price : 2 800.00 €
Estimate : 5 500.00 €
Realised price : 2 800.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 4 350.00 €
Type : Aureus
Date: c. 14-20
Mint name / Town : Gaule, Lyon
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 1000 ‰
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 7,81 g.
Emission: 1re
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale bien centré des deux côtés avec les grènetis visibles. Très beau portrait de Tibère, légèrement idéalisé. Joli revers de style fin, bien venu à la frappe. Conserve encore une partie de son brillant de frappe

Obverse


Obverse legend : TI CAESAR DIVI - AVG F AVGVSTVS.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Tibère à droite (O*).
Obverse translation : “Tiberius Cæsar Divi Augusti Filius Augustus”, (Tibère César fils du divin Auguste, auguste).

Reverse


Reverse legend : PONTIF - MAXIM.
Reverse description : Pax (la Paix) ou Livie assise à droite sur un siège décoré, tenant une branche d'olivier de la main gauche et de la droite un long sceptre.
Reverse translation : “Pontifex Maximus”, (Grand pontife).

Commentary


Rubans de type 3. Cet aureus appartient à la première émission (groupe I) déterminée par J.-B. GIARD. Le portrait de Tibère ressemble encore à celui d’Auguste qui vient de décéder.

Historical background


TIBERIUS

(19/08/14-16/03/37)

Augustus

Tiberius, the son of Tiberius Claudius Nero and Livia, was born on November 16, 42 BC.. -VS. His father, Caesar's lieutenant during the War of Alexandria (48-47 BC. -VS. ), then rallied to Antoine. Octave kidnapped Livia, Tiberius' mother, and married her in 38 BC. -VS. while she is pregnant by Nero Drusus. To further complicate the family tree of the Julio-Claudians, Tiberius had to divorce Vipsania to marry Julie, the daughter of Augustus, widow of Agrippa (12 BC).. -VS. ). After having chosen him as heir, Augustus prefers his grandsons to him and Tiberius then goes into exile in Rhodes.. After a plot attempt by Julie, Tibère divorces her and will never see her again.. In 4, Augustus adopts Tiberius who succeeds him in 14. His reign will last 23 years. Germanicus, whom he did not love, died in 19. He lost his son Drusus in 23, murdered by his wife, Livilla, with the help of the prefect of the Praetorium, Séjan, her lover, who retained his power until 31. Denounced for his crimes by his sister-in-law, Antonia, Séjan is executed. Tiberius retired to Capri since the year 27, died, possibly assassinated, in 37 and his great-nephew Caligula, great-grandson of Augustus, succeeded him.

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