Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsman, post: 4487493, member: 99177&quot;]I&#039;m quite happy with this new purchase. Bought this coin for a reasonable price. It&#039;s a bit rough, but for me that&#039;s no problem. Probably handled by quite a few Romans <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a sestertius with a carpentum, drawn by two mules. I found <a href="https://books.google.nl/books?id=lZk6DwAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PA59&amp;lpg=PA59&amp;dq=livia+carpentum+priests&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=OCFYDr7e3Y&amp;sig=ACfU3U1XGGJiH9lxVNNJ1KJUfC2Vn7lqsw&amp;hl=nl&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjiieDL_6bpAhWuwQIHHeaeAv8Q6AEwAnoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&amp;q=livia%20carpentum%20priests&amp;f=false" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://books.google.nl/books?id=lZk6DwAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PA59&amp;lpg=PA59&amp;dq=livia+carpentum+priests&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=OCFYDr7e3Y&amp;sig=ACfU3U1XGGJiH9lxVNNJ1KJUfC2Vn7lqsw&amp;hl=nl&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjiieDL_6bpAhWuwQIHHeaeAv8Q6AEwAnoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&amp;q=livia%20carpentum%20priests&amp;f=false" rel="nofollow">this article</a>, very interesting, about this coin.</p><p>The article suggests that this coin was issued by Tiberius to honor Livia after her recovery in AD 22 from a (serious) illness. Livia probably was allowed to ride in a carpentum (to the games....) cause of her position as a priestess. The use of a carpentum in those days was largely restricted to priests and Vestal virgins. Later on also allowed for imperial ladies......</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1113739[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Livia AE Sestertius, struck under Tiberius, AD 22-23.</p><p>33mm, 24,51g.</p><p>Obv. SPQR IVLIAE AVGVST, ornamented carpentum, drawn right by a pair of mules.</p><p>Rev. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST P M TR POT XXIIII around large SC.</p><p>RIC 51[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in