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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 2682451, member: 39084&quot;]It&#039;s not my intention to defend Tiberius and his actions during his reign, but I will point out that he appears to have been a very reluctant Emperor, pushed by his mother Livia to succeed Augustus, and forced to divorce a wife (Vipsania) he truly loved in order to marry Augustus&#039; daughter Julia.&nbsp; This would be enough to send most of us over the edge.</p><p><br /></p><p>His coins tended to be somewhat boring, although the above two coins are refreshingly different from Tiberius&#039; more common types.&nbsp; Of the three Tiberius coins that I own, only one is somewhat interesting from coin perspective:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]599960[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>TIBERIUS</p><p>AE Dupondius (16.87 g.)&nbsp; Rome 16 - 22 A.D.&nbsp; RIC 38</p><p>TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST IMP VIII&nbsp; Laureate head left.&nbsp; Rev. CLEMENTIAE S C&nbsp; Small facing bust, laureate, draped (Tiberius?) within laurel wreath on round shield w/circle of petals, outer circle of palmettos[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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