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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herodotus, post: 4643451, member: 111387&quot;]My understanding is that ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ(SEBASTOS) is the Greek representation of Augustus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now of course, subsequent IMPERATORs(&#039;ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΟΣ&#039; in your above legend) adopted the use of Augustus in their titles.&nbsp; However, I&#039;ve tended to notice that coins portraying Tiberius w/ Greek legends often utilize &#039;ΤΙΒΕΡΙ(0)Σ&#039;, or a variation of.</p><p><br /></p><p>That stated, one would then look to the portrait to help assign it to a specific emperor.&nbsp; With provincials, this may prove more difficult as portrait styles may vary somewhat the further away from Rome one may be.&nbsp; Your coin looks like Augustus(Octavian) to me -- If I were to have to choose between the two.&nbsp; Tiberius is often portrayed as having a beak-shaped nose and beady eyes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Am I absolutely 100% sure it&#039;s Augustus?&nbsp; No.. but I have a high-level confidence that it is, and I&#039;m comfortable enough to omit Tiberius from consideration for my own opinion; using the above criteria as descriptors.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Another thing to consider is that Tiberius was known to not have been very interested in coinage, at least as it pertained to depicting his likeness.&nbsp; Even though his rule was one of the longest among emperors(w/ my understanding being that only Augustus and Pius ruled longer prior to the Tetrarchy), this is the reason why there isn&#039;t as much variety in the types of coinage minted during the rule of Tiberius featuring his portrait.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Look at Trajan for example. He was among the set of emperors that saw the value of using the mintage of coinage as an effective propaganda tool.&nbsp; While Trajan&#039;s rule lasted for a few less years than that of Tiberius, there is a multitude of variety in his coinage vs. Tiberius.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/tiberius/i.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/tiberius/i.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/tiberius/i.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/trajan/i.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/trajan/i.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/trajan/i.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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