Joe Geranio
03-16-2008, 02:28 AM
THE CLEMENTIAE TIBERIAN DUPONDIUS
Brass dupondius, struck between 21 and 37 A.D. On the obverse , Tiberius son of the deified Augustus, with imperial acclamations'; the reverse represents a ceremonial shield celebrating the emperor's clemency.
THE MODERATIONI TIBERIAN DUPONDIUS
TIBERIUS. 14-37 AD. Æ Dupondius (30mm, 22.92 g). Rome mint. Struck circa 16-22 AD. Laureate head left / MODERATIONI, small bust of Tiberius within laurel wreath; all in the center of a large shield with palmettes and raised petals. RIC I 39; BMCRE 90; Cohen 5.
The dating of this rare As and its counterpart with the reverse "CLEMENTIAE" is still much debated. The authors of RIC date the issue to 16-22 AD while the authors of the BN Catalog date it to 34-37 AD, following Gesche, JNG 1971, and Biasoli, QT 1977. CNG
These coin' seems very importrant due to the fact that all the so called "conspiracies" "treason trials" that Tacitus speaks of blaming the emperor Tiberius by himself? Tiberius seems to point out these virtues of clemency and moderation for propaganda purposes numismatically.
Brass dupondius, struck between 21 and 37 A.D. On the obverse , Tiberius son of the deified Augustus, with imperial acclamations'; the reverse represents a ceremonial shield celebrating the emperor's clemency.
THE MODERATIONI TIBERIAN DUPONDIUS
TIBERIUS. 14-37 AD. Æ Dupondius (30mm, 22.92 g). Rome mint. Struck circa 16-22 AD. Laureate head left / MODERATIONI, small bust of Tiberius within laurel wreath; all in the center of a large shield with palmettes and raised petals. RIC I 39; BMCRE 90; Cohen 5.
The dating of this rare As and its counterpart with the reverse "CLEMENTIAE" is still much debated. The authors of RIC date the issue to 16-22 AD while the authors of the BN Catalog date it to 34-37 AD, following Gesche, JNG 1971, and Biasoli, QT 1977. CNG
These coin' seems very importrant due to the fact that all the so called "conspiracies" "treason trials" that Tacitus speaks of blaming the emperor Tiberius by himself? Tiberius seems to point out these virtues of clemency and moderation for propaganda purposes numismatically.