It bears the portraits of Octavian (later known as Augustus) and his adoptive father, the slain dictator Julius Caesar. 44 B.C.) Gold aureus struck at a military mint, c.43 B.C. He was quite productive in expanding the Roman Empire and strengthening its political infrastructure. About Coin Grading NCS Conservation News Julius Caesar (d. after ruling over one of the most peaceful and stable periods in Roman history, a sharp contrast to the period of civil war after Julius Caesar’s assassination. The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world. Such were the dying words of Emperor Augustus as he lay dying in 14 A.D. Ryerson Reference Number 1922.4857 IIIF Manifest "Highest Pontiff" Dimensions Diam.: 2 cm (13/16 in.) Credit Line Gift of Martin A. "Tiberius Caesar, son of divine Augustus" (circa) or BCE.ġ5 CE–37 CE Medium Gold Inscriptions Obverse: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS Quinarius (Silver, 14 mm, 1.89 g, 5 h), uncertain Italian mint, probably Rome, circa 29-28 BCE. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. Status Currently Off View Department Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium Culture Ancient Roman Title Aureus (Coin) Portraying Emperor Tiberius Place Lyon (Minted in) Dateĭates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible.
The inscription around her, “PONTIF MAXIM”, refers to the title of Pontifex Maximus, a title held by each of the Roman Emperors and signified the religious authority held by the Roman Emperor. The gold aureus, weighing about one-quarter ounce, was. 1 Throughout these reforms, Augustus did not alter the coins' weight or fineness. Livia is depicted as the Roman deity for peace, Pax. Augustus brought the minting of gold and silver coins, the aureus and denarius, under his personal control while it is thought he left the minting of bronze coinage under senatorial control. The back design showing a female figure is frequently assumed to be Livia, Tiberius’s mother and Augustus’s wife of fifty-three years. The title helped Tiberius to advertise his inherited right to rule, as Augustus’ heir and deified first Roman Emperor. The inscription on the front of this coin, TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVTVS (“Tiberius Caesar Augustus, son of divine Augustus”), was important to marking the transition of power in the early Roman Empire. The back (reverse) possibly portrays Livia as Pax, enthroned on a chair with scepter in right hand, branch in left. The front (obverse) of this gold coin portrays the head of Emperor Tiberius to the right, laureate.
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