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                                57, Lot: 78. LIVIA, mother of Tiberius. Æ 
                                Dupondius (35mm, 9.40 gm). Estimate $75. Bidding 
                                Closed 

                                LIVIA, mother of Tiberius. Æ Dupondius (35mm, 
                                9.40 gm). Issued under Tiberius, 22-23 AD. 
                                PIETAS, veiled and diademed bust of Livia as 
                                Pietas right / DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVGVSTI F TR POT 
                                ITER around large S C. RIC I 43 variety 
                                (Tiberius); Cohen 1 variety. VF, light brown 
                                surfaces, entire coin heavily tooled. SOLD AS 
                                IS, NO RETURNS. ($75)
                                This dupondius, with PIETAS behind the bust 
                                instead of in the usual position below it, is 
                                referenced in Banti-Simonetti Corpus Nummorum 
                                Romanorum VIII as Livia 16, ex Schulman 254 
                                (November 1971), lot 3251. The coin is from the 
                                same dies as Livia 15, but because of the 
                                tooling the pellet separating the S C on the 
                                reverse is not visible. The first coin of this 
                                type was noted in the Gréau Sale (Hoffmann, 
                                1867). It is unclear whether this is an issue of 
                                the mint at Rome or the product of a provincial 
                                mint. It is also smaller and lighter than the 
                                typical Rome mint dupondius of the period.

                              Current Status
                                57, Lot: 78. 
                                Closing Date And Time: Jan 29, 2003 10:18 AM 
EST.
                                Current Date And Time: Feb 07, 2003 2:23:35 AM 
                                EST.
                                Currently: $340. High Bidder a. Bidders (7).






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From CNG Online e-Auction 57, closed January 29, 2003.


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