22-30 AD., Tiberius for Augustus, Rome mint, As, RIC 81.
Tiberius for Augustus, Rome mint, 22-30 AD.,
Æ As (25-26 mm / 11,08 g),
Obv.: DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER , radiate head of Augustus facing left.
Rev.: [P]ROVIDENT / S - C , altar on broad foundation (Ara Providentiae Augustae), enclosure with double-panelled door.
RIC I, 99, 81 (Tiberius) (common) ; C. 228 ; BMC (Tiberius) 146 ; CBN (Tiberius) 131 .
The Ara Providentiae Augustae 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.