9-14 AD., Tiberius Caesar, Lugdunum mint, As, RIC 238a or 245.
Augustus for Tiberius Caesar, Lugdunum mint (Lyon), 9-14 AD.,
Æ As (23-25 mm / 8,96 g),
Obv.: [TI CAESAR AVGV]ST - F IMPER[AT V..?] , laureate head of Tiberius facing right; 2 cut-ins.
Rev.: [R]OM ET AVG , front elevation of the Roma-Augustus-Altar of Lugdunum, decorated with the corona civica between laurels, flanked by nude male figures; to left and right, Victories on columns, facing one another.
RIC I, 238a or 245 .
These sharp dagger cut-ins are typical for coins of this series found near camps or military areas like ancient battle fields.
Zum Thema Dolchstiche auf Münzen des Augustus: Eberhard Sauer, Coins, Cult and Cultural Identity: Augustan Coins, Hot Springs and the Early Roman Baths at Bourbonne-les-Bains. Leicester Archaeology Monographs 10. Leicester: University of Leicester, School of Archaeology and Ancient History, 2005. Pp. 324; ills. 51, pls. 11. ISBN 0-9538914-4-5.
Rezension: http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2005/2005-12-11.html#n1
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