Tiberius, Gold Aureus Mounted in 18 K Gold Pendant with Diamonds

A.D. 14-37

TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head facing right, rev. PONTIF MAXIM, female figure (Livia?) seated right, holding a sceptre and a branch.

Size: 26.5 x 36.7 mm

Weight: 15.0 grams

Tiberius was the second Roman emperor, reigning from 14 AD to 37 AD. He succeeded his stepfather, Augustus.

Born to Tiberius Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla in a Claudian family, he was given the personal name Tiberius Claudius Nero. His mother divorced Nero and married Octavian—later to ascend to Emperor as Augustus—who officially became his stepfather. Tiberius would later marry Augustus' daughter, Julia the Elder, and even later be adopted by Augustus.