Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2020 NYINC Auction 17-18 Jan 2020
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TIBERIUS, A.D. 14-37. AV Aureus (7.63 gms), Lugdunum Mint, A.D. 18-35. NGC VF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5. Marks.
RIC-29; Calico-305b. "Tribute Penny" type. Obverse: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head right; Reverse: PONTIF MAXIM, Livia (as Pax), holding branch and scepter, seated right on throne with decorated legs. Well centered and struck, a few scattered marks are noted, but do not distract. A rather pleasing piece.
RIC-29; Calico-305b. "Tribute Penny" type. Obverse: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head right; Reverse: PONTIF MAXIM, Livia (as Pax), holding branch and scepter, seated right on throne with decorated legs. Well centered and struck, a few scattered marks are noted, but do not distract. A rather pleasing piece.
Always a popular type, this gold version of the tribute Penny--a Denarius referenced in the Bible--was issued throughout the reign of Tiberius.
Estimate: $4000.00- $5000.00