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Numismatik Naumann (formerly Gitbud & Naumann) > Auction 62Auction date: 4 February 2018
Lot number: 479

Lot description:


IONIA. Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Julia I (the Elder) (Wife of Tiberius, 11 BC-14 AD). Ae.

Obv: IOVΛIA CЄBACTH.
Draped bust right.
Rev: MAΓNHTΩN.
Facing statue of Artemis Leukophrys, with supports; monogram to upper right.

RPC I 2699; Numismatik Naumann 58, lot 295 (which realized a hammer of €625).

The portrait style of this extremely rare issue shares a distinct similarity to the more caricatured portraits of Tiberius which appear on his later 'tribute pennies.'

Condition: Very fine.

Weight: 3.39 g.
Diameter: 15 mm.

Estimate: 50 EUR