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RIC I (second edition) Tiberius 42

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC I (second edition) Tiberius 42. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Tiberius. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows confronting heads of two little boys on crossed cornucopias, with winged caduceus between them.

The reverse shows legend surrounding large S C, with the legend DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N PONT TR POT II.

Evidence at a glance

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2
Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus ruled as the second Roman emperor from AD 14 until his death in AD 37, reigning as the second monarch of the Julio-Claudian dynasty following his stepfather Augustus. Earlier in his career, Tiberius and his wife Vipsania had a son, Drusus Julius Caesar. Although Augustus had required Tiberius to adopt Germanicus around AD 4, Drusus remained Tiberius's natural son until his death in AD 23.

Struck at Rome under the authority of Tiberius, this bronze sestertius features a reverse inscribed with large letters "S C" and the legend "DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N PONT TR POT II". This inscription identifies Drusus as the son of Tiberius Augustus and grandson of the deified Augustus, noting his offices of pontifex and his second tenure of tribunician power. The obverse depicts the confronting heads of two little boys resting upon crossed cornucopias, separated by a winged caduceus.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
Sestertius

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Authority
Tiberius

Design

Obverse
Confronting heads of two little boys on crossed cornucopias, with winged caduceus between them
Reverse
Legend surrounding large S C
Obverse legend
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Reverse legend
DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N PONT TR POT II

Identification

Type reference
RIC I (second edition) Tiberius 42
Denomination and metal
Sestertius, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
Research required
Reverse legend to match
DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N PONT TR POT II
Source note
Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.

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