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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shea19, post: 4123797, member: 90981&quot;]I recently added this big bronze of Tiberius from the last Leu auction.&nbsp; At 30mm, it&#039;s a very nice looking piece in hand, and I like that it&#039;s got a little wear and tear on it...it clearly was handled by a lot of folks 2,000 years ago.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the seller’s photo, and then a photo of it in hand.</p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1068570[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1068581[/ATTACH] </p><p>Tiberius, Dupondius (Bronze, 30 mm, 16.44 g), Commagene, circa 19-20. TI CAESAR DIVI AVGVSTI F AVGVSTVS Laureate head of Tiberius to right./ <i>Rev.</i> PONT MAXIM COS III IMP VII TR POT XXII Winged caduceus between two crossed cornucopiae. RIC 90. RPC I 3869&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This is actually my first coin of Tiberius...I just can’t bring myself to pay the going rate for a “tribute penny” type, so I was happy to snag this bronze at a nice price. But since this is my first coin of his, I have a couple of questions that I was hoping you all could help me with.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin was listed by the seller as an &quot;Imperial&quot; issue, but I can&#039;t quite understand why that is.&nbsp; It was struck at the Commagene mint, which (I believe) was in a Roman province, so I would think that it ought to be considered a provincial issue.&nbsp; It also does not have &quot;SC&quot; on the reverse, which I&#039;d expect to see on an imperial bronze.&nbsp; BUT, the legends are written in Latin, rather than Greek.&nbsp; To make things more confusing, the coin is listed in both the RIC and in the RPC Online.&nbsp; So, should this coin be considered Imperial, Provincial, or something else? </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the coin is listed as a dupondius, but Tiberius is shown wearing a laurel, instead of a radiate crown.&nbsp; Is the use of radiate crowns on dupondii something which did not start until later, or is this one just an exception?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance.&nbsp; And of course, please share your bronzes of Tiberius (provincials, imperials and anything in between).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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