Tiberius As RIC 58
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Copper As 27.5mm (10.55gm) Struck 35 - 36 A.D. Rome mint Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST IMP VIII Laureate head left. |
Rev: PONTIF MAX TR POT XXXVII S - C Rudder superimposed on banded globe, small globe below to right. RIC I, 58, Cf. SR 1772, VM 17a Mark Lehman Collection |
Who says the "ancients" didn't know the world was round? - if this specimen were in better condition you could see that it's even broken up with what looks suspiciously like lines of latitude and longitude! Also, the symbolism of the rudder on the globe - "We steer the world!" is unmistakeable. |