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Dupondius of Tiberius

Roman (Artist)
22-23 CE (Roman Imperial)
bronze; struck

Obverse: Head of Tiberius, bare, left; beaded border. Reverse: S. C. with inscription; beaded border.

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] TI(berius) CAESAR DIVI AVG(usti) F(ilius) AVGVST(us) IMP(erator) VIII [Translation] Tiberius Caesar, son of the Divine Augustus, Augustus, imperator for the 8th time [Inscription, Latin; reverse] PONTIF(ex) MAXIM(us) TRIBVN(iciae) POTEST(ate) XXIIII; in field, S(enatus) • C(onsulto) [Translation] pontifex maximus, with tribunician power for the 24th time; by senatorial decree

Provenance
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Harold Landon, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1943, by gift.

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Geographies

Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 1 3/16 in. (2.94 cm); axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Harold Landon, 1943

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.642

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