Livia Roman AE Dupondius 22-23 AD

Description

Struck under Tiberius, 22-23 AD, RIC 46, BMC 79

Livia, wife of Augustus mother of Tiberius and grandmother of Claudius. According to Suetonius, she poisoned Caius and Lucius as well as Augustus himself, in order to ensure the accession of Tiberius

Rosa Reproduction

Obverse: Bust of Livia, IVSTITIA

Reverse: TI. CAESAR DIVI AVG .F . AVG . P. M . TR . POT . XXIIII. around large S. C.

Diameter: 28 mm

Copper plated lead-free pewter, handcrafted in the USA, Stamped with the word COPY

Packaged in a coin collecting flip with the description of coin printed on flip insert.