Ancients => Knock-knock-knock ... "Tiberius, are you in there?"

Sure, this coin may be a bit worn, but I think that it is very cool so I hit the bid-button!! => *beeeep*


SPAIN, Emerita. Tiberius, Æ Dupondius
14-37 AD
Diameter: 35 mm
Weight: 23.85 grams
Obverse: Laureate head left
Reverse: City-view seen from aerial perspective: city wall with five T-shaped crenellations fronted by main gate consisting of two arched bays flanked by two multi-story crenellated towers, each with arched window; gate inscribed AVGVSTA/EMERITA and decorated with four T-shaped crenellations
Reference: ACIP 3407a; RPC I 41
Other: 9h … nice black patina
Ex Archer M. Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.21689)





NOTE => here is a slightly less worn example (not my coin) which explains the reverse-description a bit more clearly than my poor lil' 35mm x 24 gram coin ...

 

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Cool score!

 

A precursor to the LRB campgates - very nice! There's such a wide range of interesting coins from Emerita. You could spend a lifetime specializing in them.

 

=> hey, that's very true (very neat ... thanks, JA)

 

Oh sorry => please feel free to post any of your Tiberius winners, or your Emerita Spain winners ..... ummm, or even any of your big, fat dupondius winners!!

I love seeing your coins!! (they always give me new collecting-directions to explore)

 

Nice one. Too lazy to post my tiberius again.

 

You forgot to invite other provincial campgates like this Septimius pair from Anchialus. Early (magistrate Barbarus) on top, later (Ulpian) below:

 

Nice pickup, but if you think your new Dupondius is worn, take a look at my coin which happens to be an As of the same variety:

TIBERIUS AE 25mm (As)
OBVERSE: TI CAESAR AVGVSTVS PON MAX IMP, laureate head left
REVERSE: COL AVGVSTA EMERITA, campgate
Struck at Emerita, Spain, 14-36 AD
9.27g, 25mm
RPC 42

 

Sweet coins, fellas => the more the merrier!!

Oh, and nice As, Bing!!

 

I don't have a Tiberius AE - Just a few Tribute pennies. My favorite of the tributes -

 

I'd grace your thread with a Tiberius, buuuttt I don't have a coin of him at the moment

Cool new pickup steve!

 

Thanks Jango ... I'm sure that one will eventually make it into your cool stable!!

Wow, iamTiberius => I would have figured that you'd have a whole crap-load of Tiberius examples?!! (well, considering your name and all?) ... cheers, brother!! (fantastic tribute penny)

 

That's one big camp gate, what a monster, very nice Steve...I like it..

 

Unfortunately I was an underbidder on two Emerita coins in that auction, so I have none of them to show. Bah.
Yours is pretty eye catching, I love those city gates!