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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 3229612, member: 80783&quot;]I do not have a struck Paduan, but can assure you that your specimen easily surpasses all portraits of Tiberius on ancient coinage in artistic terms.</p><p>The original Sestertii are of considerable rarity and are generally found in a very worn state of preservation.&nbsp; The few that do show some detail reveal a rather plain style compared to Cavino´s work or even some of Tiberius´ middle bronzes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my original Sestertius of the type - still nice to have despite its´s fair state:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]843075[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>TI CAESAR AVGVSTI F IMPERATOR V - Bare head of Tiberius left. </p><p>ROM ET AVG - The great Altar of Roma and Augustus at Lugdunum, flanked by columns surmounted by statues of Victory right and left, the altar ornamented with row of uncertain objects along the top and three wreaths on the front panel.</p><p>Sestertius, Lugdunum AD 10-11 (under Augustus)</p><p>36,43 mm / 22,06 gr</p><p>RIC (Augustus) 240; BMCRE (Augustus) 572-3; CBN (Augustus) 1737; Cayon (<i>Los Sestercios del Imperio Romano</i>) 4; Cohen 28; Sear (<i>Roman Coins &amp; Their Values I</i>) 1753.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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