Please help me identify this Roman coin

[Golden Oldie]

I think this may be a sestertius dated 24BC.

Diameter: 35mm Thickness: 3mm

Metal: Copper Alloy? The coin looks of a much lighter less coppery tone than the scans. My scanner seems to be making dark scans these days Scanned at 1200 dpi.

 

 

Inscription on side with large SC (may not be accurate)

 

TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVG VST P M TR POT XXIIII

 

Inscription on side with seated figure

 

CIVITAUBVSASIAERESTUVTIS

 

 

 

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Pat

 

 

 

 

[the_Thing ®]

Well, this was a tough one. Took me about an hour to finally pin it down. I believe I have ID'd it correct, and its a fairly scarce coin. I'm not big on cleaning or conservation of coins, but I'd highly recommend you send that coin off to NCS to have it conserved. It would really add to its value.

 

Tiberius 14-37 A.D. Sestertius Rome Mint

Æ Sestertius 26.87g. 33mm. 22-23 A.D. Rome Mint

Tiberius, laureate, seated l., feet on stool, holding patera and long sceptre.

CIVITATIBVS ASIAE RESTITVTIS

Large SC

TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST P M TR POT XXIIII

RIC I 48

 

 

Some similar examples

 

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[Golden Oldie]

Thanks so much for your information. I have spent quite some time on it myself. The research was very interesting. I will consider conserving it.

 

I will check out the webpages you have listed.

 

My husband inherited 5 Roman coins with his Dad's coin collection. I thought I would post them on the forum one at a time to ID them. This was the most easy to read the inscriptions on.

 

Thanks again

 

Pat