Description: Lydia, Sardes, Tiberius (14 - 37 AD). magistrate Opinas Akiamos. Laureate head right / CAP-ΔΙΑΝΩΝ-OΠINAΣ-AKIAMOΣ withn laurel wreath.

Diameter: AE18 mm

Weight: 7,5 g

Grade: F/gF

Attribution: RPC 2989; BMC 102/103; Waddington 5231/5232; Lindgren 813

Commentary: rare; brown patina with greenish deposits, reverse slightly off-center

History: 17 AD the city was destroyed by severe earthquake; Tiberius awarded ten million sestertii for its reconstruction, and the Sardians did not have to pay taxes for five years.

Article Number: 017-02-05-41652