Freeman & Sear - Gemini I, Session 2
Lot: 306

ROMAN EMPIRE. Tiberius (AD 14-37). Silver denarius (3.79 gm). Lyons. 

TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head right 
PONTIF MAXIM, Livia seated right, holding reversed spear and branch, 
throne legs ornamented, footstool below feet, double line 
beneath throne. 

CBN 21. Giard, Lyon, 148; Var of RIC 30. 
Giard's scarce Type 3 of Tiberius' PONTIF MAXIM denarius. 

Giard's Type 3 has two lines under the throne, a spear (not a 
sceptre) in Livia's hand, ornamented throne legs, and a small 
footstool visible. Giard lists only eight aurei and a single 
denarius of this type. 

Estimated Value: $ 400 
Sold for $1,125 USD [ approx 855 EUR, 596.25 GBP ] 

Gemini I Auction Closed Jan 11-12, 2005. 

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear and Harlan J Berk (www.harlanjberk.com).