Tiberius. As Caesar, A.D. 4-14. Æ as. 10.31 gm. 25 mm. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck under Augustus, A.D. 13-14. His laureate head right; TI CAESAR AVGVST F IMPERAT VII / Front elevation of the Altar of Lugdunum, decorated with the corona civica between laurels, flanked by stylized nude male figures; Victories on columns to left and right, facing one another; ROM ET AVG in exergue. RIC I 245 (Augustus). Near Very Fine; smooth red and brown patina; strong portrait and legends; collector number 'H 28' written in ink on lacquer on reverse.

This collection of early Roman Imperial bronze was formed by an American collector in the Midwest, buying coins in the 1950's from major London coin houses. He affixed collector 'H' numbers written in ink on lacquer on many of the coins. We have correspondence dated in 1950 and 1951 with Leonard Forrer at Spink & Son, Ltd. and William French at Glendining & Co. Ltd. in London, as well as Earle K. Stanton in Los Angeles, Paul S. Seitz in Pennsylvania, and Edward Gans, Numismatic Fine Arts in New York City.