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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lrbguy, post: 2836379, member: 88829&quot;]That dupondius is a stunning eye catcher with that wreath reverse.&nbsp; Since the 12 caesars are a sidelight for me, I have not gone after the bronze, though I can see why some would.&nbsp; However, I do not consider the silver of Tiberius to be boring inasmuch as his has &quot;hidden&quot; varieties embedded in the coin designs.&nbsp; Here is my example with a bit of writeup that goes into it somewhat:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Tiberius Caesar (16-21 AD)</b></p><p><b>(BMCRE 36)</b></p><p><b>Minted at Lugdunum</b></p><p><b>Group 1[ATTACH=full]669809[/ATTACH]</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>The so-called &quot;tribute penny&quot; was simply the most common style of denarius to be produced during the reign of Emperor Tiberius. Two other denarii were in production during the first year of his reign, but the seated &quot;Livia as Pax&quot; reverse alone continued in production at Lugdunum (Lyon) throughout his reign. Production at Rome was limited to bronze entirely. Beyond Lugdunum the mint at Caesarea Cappadocia alone also produced in silver, but those coins were drachmae, not denarii.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS</b></p><p>Bare laureate portrait bust facing right.&nbsp; Somewhat older aspect.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>PONTIF MAXIM</b></p><p>Seated female figure (representing Livia as Pax) facing right, holding a scepter vertically in her right hand, and an olive branch ahead in her left.</p><p>Legs of chair plain; double line below.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There are three varieties to this reverse in the <i>BMC</i> catalog (CNG partitions 6), based on design details involving: the ornamentation of the chair, the nature of the long object being held, and the number of lines below the chair to depict the flooring. Others add a fourth detail as the appearance or not of a footstool. So the coins have been divided into four to six groups based on their common design details (depending upon the catalog system in use). The basic three styles group chronologically as Group 1: 16-21 AD; Group 2: 21-25 AD; Group 3: 26-27 AD.</p><p><br /></p><p>This example features the lady seated in a plain, unadorned chair, holding a branch in her left hand and a vertical staff or scepter in her right. Her feet rest on the floor, and there are two parallel lines marking space below the chair. These are the salient characteristics of Group 1, which is undated on the coins but the earliest issue type.</p><p><br /></p><p>By way of contrast, key points to note about your example, Idesof March, are: plain vertical staff, ornamented chair legs, flat floor, and, I think, a small footstool.&nbsp; It belongs to a different group than mine.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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