TIBER September 18, 14 - March 16, 37 - Lot 55

TIBER September 18, 14 - March 16, 37 TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS. His head laurel right. R/. PONTIFICATE MAXIM. Livia in the guise of Peace, seated right right, holding long scepter and olive branch. ♦ Cohen 15; RIC 29; BMC 46; Calicó 305; Giard 149 Aureus struck in Lyon in 18-35. (7,66 g) T.B. Exemplary Bernard Poindessault Collection. This aureus symbolizes prosperity and peace. Tiberius was born in Rome on November 16, 42 B.C. and died in Misene on March 16, 37 A.D. He was the son of Tiberius Claudius Nero, Caesar's lieutenant, and Livia. He was the second Roman emperor from 14 to 37 and belonged to the Julio-Claudian dynasty. In 4, Augustus adopted Tiberius, who succeeded him in 14. His reign lasted 23 years. Germanicus, whom he disliked, died in 19, and in 23 he lost his son Drusus, murdered by his wife, Livilla, with the help of her lover, the Prefect of the Pretorium, Sejan, who remained in power until 31. Denounced for his crimes by his sister-in-law, Antonia, Séjan was executed. Tiberius, who had retired to Capri in 27, died in 37 and was succeeded by his grand-nephew Caligula, great-grandson of Augustus.