22-30 AD. and later, Tiberius for Augustus, contemporary imitation imitating the Rome mint, imitative As, cf. RIC 81.
Tiberius for Augustus, contemporary imitation imitating the Rome mint, 22-30 AD.,
imitative As (ø 27-28 mm / 9,45 g), copper, axes about medal alignment ↑↑ (ca. 350°), irregular flan,
Obv.: DIVVS A[VGVS]TVS [PAT]ER , radiate head of Augustus facing left, crude style,
Rev.: PROV{ID}ENT / S - C , altar (Ara Providentiae Augustae) on broad foundation (Ara Providentiae Augustae), enclosure with double-panelled door, letters {ID} very close.
cf. RIC I, 99, 81 (Tiberius) (common) ; - Coh. 228 ; - BMC (Tiberius) 146 ; - CBN (Tiberius) 131 .
The Ara Providentiae Augustae (on the Via Lata near the Ara Pacis) had been dedicated to Augustus posthoumous by the Roman senate in order to celebrate the wise foresight with which Augustus had determined Tiberius as successor.