The "Tribute Penny" Aureus


Tiberius (14-37). AV Aureus 'Tribute Penny' type. Lugdunum mint, 36-37 AD. Obv. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS. Laureate head right. Rev. PONTIF MΛXIM. Livia (as Pax) seated right on chair, feet on footstool, holding sceptre and olive branch. RIC I (2nd ed.) 29; SNG BN 22-7; Lyon 149; Calicò 305 b; Biaggi 169. 7.62 g. 18.50 mm. R. A choice and brilliant example, with a superb Tiberius' portrait. About EF/Good VF.