| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61351 | Auction date: 11 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 24047 Price realized: 150 USD (Approx. 139 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Ancients Tiberius, as Imperator (AD 14-37). AE as (27mm, 11h). NGC VF, smoothing. Rome, AD 10-12. TI CAESAR AUGUST F IMPERAT-V, bare head of Tiberius right / PONTIFEX•TRIBVN•POTESTATE•XII, legend around large S•C. RIC I (Augustus) 469. Attractive idealized portrait of Tiberius struck under Augustus to portray a familial connection between the two. As the stepchild and unwanted heir of Augustus, Tiberius had a difficult act to follow. Nevertheless, for the first few years of his reign, he did a commendable job running the vast empire bequeathed to his care. Cautious and frugal, he engaged in no wars of conquest and kept the Empire's finances in good order. However, he soon tired of the endless toil and began handing off duties to his unscrupulous second-fiddles, namely the Praetorian Prefect Sejanus and his eventual replacement, Macro. The resulting bloodbath among members of his own family, and their Senatorial supporters, tarnished his name throughout history. There are reports that in the end, Tiberius did not die of natural causes. Suetonius, himself, believed rumors that Caligula had poisoned, starved, smothered him with a pillow, and then he fell dead. He was deified upon death. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-tiberius-as-imperator-ad-14-37-ae-as-27mm-11h-ngc-vf-smoothing/a/61351-24047.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61351-12112023 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
