Lot description:
Tiberius. AD 14-37. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.83 g, 1h). "Tribute Penny" type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 4, AD 18-35. Laureate head right, one ribbon on shoulder / Livia (as Pax) seated right, holding spear and olive branch; ornate chair legs, feet on footstool, single line below. RIC I 30 var. (scepter); Lyon 150; RSC 16b var. (no footstool). Iridescent toning, traces of die rust on obverse, some flatness of strike, hairlines on reverse. Good VF.
From the J.K. Biblical Collection. Ex G. Hirsch 203 (24 February 1999), lot 511.
Estimate: 250 USD | |