Obverse

Obverse

Name/Title

Tiberius - AR Tetradrachm

Entry/Object ID

C2016-RE173-247

Collection

Roman Empire

Mintage

Mint

Alexandria (Egypt)

Date made

27 CE - 28 CE

Time Period

Roman Imperial

Place of Origin

City

Alexandria

Country

Egypt

Region

North Africa

Continent

Africa

Manufacture Method

Struck

Coin Details

Obverse

Description

Head of Tiberius laureate, right.

Transcription

TIBEΡIOΣ (KAIΣ)AP Σ(EBAΣ)TOΣ; LIΔ to right below.

Translation

Tiberius Caesar Augustus

Reverse

Description

Head of Augustus radiate, left.

Transcription

ΘEOΣ ΣEBAΣ(TOΣ)

Translation

Divine Augustus

Issuing Authority

Tiberius

Denomination

AR Tetradrachm

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Iberian Peninsula

Culture/Tribe

Roman

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

5.11 mm

Diameter

23.42 mm

Weight

11.37 g

Composition

Material

Silver

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Notes

SNG 8 (Blackburn Museum) 1220

Research Type

Reference

Notes

RPC 1 Alexandria 5090