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Livia, wife of Augustus mother of Tiberius and grandmother of Claudius. According to Suetonius, she poisoned Caius and Lucius as well as Augustus himself, in order to ensure the accession of Tiberius.

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RIC 43
sear5 #1741
Livia AE Dupondius. Struck ca 22/3 AD. PIETAS, veiled, diademed and draped bust of Livia as Pietas right / DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVGVSTI F TR POT ITER around large S C. Cohen 1. (6 examples)
RIC 43vLivia AE Dupondius. Issued under Tiberius, 22-23 AD. PIETAS, veiled & diademed bust of Livia as Pietas right / DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVGVSTI F TR POT ITER around large S C. TextImage
RIC 46
sear5 #1739
Livia AE Dupondius. Struck under Tiberius, 22-23 AD. IVSTITIA, diademed and draped bust of Livia as Justice right / TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVG P M TR POT XXIIII around large S C. (6 examples)
RIC 47
sear5 #1740
Livia, Wife of Augustus, AE Dupondius. SALVS AVGVSTA below draped bust of Livia as Salus right, hair in knot behind / TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVG TR POT XXIIII around large SC. BMC 82. (6 examples)
RIC 50Livia AE Sestertius. Struck under Tiberius. S• P• Q• R• / IVLIAE AVGVST in two lines above ornamented carpentum being drawn by two mules / TI• CAESAR• DIVI• AVG• F• AVGVST• P• M• TR• POT• XXIIII• around large S C. Cohen 6. TextImage
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RIC 51
sear5 #1738
Livia sestertius. SPQE IVLIAE AVGVST, carpentum drawn by two mules / legend around SC. RIC 51[tib], Cohen 6. (3 examples)
RIC 406 [titus]Livia, AE Dupondius. 12.89g, 28mm. Restoration issue under Titus. Rome, AD 80-81. IVSTITIA, bust of Livia as Justitia, draped, right, wearing stephane. / IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M, TR P P P COS VIII RESTITVIT in two lines around large SC. RIC 406; Sear 3587.TextImage
RIC 424[titus]Livia, commemorative coinage by Titus (79-81 AD). AE Dupondius, Rome, 80-81 AD. 27mm, 13.31 gr. IVSTITIA, Draped bust of Livia right, wearing stephane, as Justitia / IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG REST, around large S C. Cohen 9, RIC II 424 (Titus), BMC 289 (Titus), Komnick 15.TextImage
Buttrey 13, 3Livia, AE tessera. Struck under Tiberius. Head of Livia left, hair with light waves and tied in small knot in back, within circle only / III within border and wreath. Buttrey 13, 3; Cohen -; Belfort -.TextImage
Augusta
SNGLev 1246
Livia AE19 of Cilicia, Augusta. 14-37 AD. Draped bust of Livia right / AYGOYCTANWN ETOYS ZP, helmeted head of Athena with aegis right. TextImage
Augusta
RPC 4011B
Livia, AE17 of Augusta, Cilicia. 14-37 AD. 2.6g. Draped bust of Livia right, with hair in a knot and stephane / (AUGOUSTANWN), draped and helmeted bust of Athena right. Karbach 1990 37,1; RPC I 4011B; Ziegler 860.TextImage
Romula
RPC 73
Sear'88 #551
Divus Augustus & Livia AE33 of Romula, Spain. Struck under Tiberius, 14-37 AD. PERM DIVI AVG COL ROM, radiate head of Augustus right, thunderbolt before / IVLIA AVGVSTA GENETRIX ORBIS, head of Livia left on globe, star above. RPC 73, Villaronga 1060. (6 examples)
Oea
RPC 835
Syrtica, Oea. Livia, mother of Tiberius. AE 26mm. Her draped bust right / Bust of Athena left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet and aegis; Punic legend before. TextImage
Corinth
RPC 1153
Livia AE As of Corinth. Struck 32-33 AD. L Arrius Peregrinus & L Furius Labeo, duovirs. Diademed, draped bust right / L FVRIO LABEONE around, COR below, Hexastyle temple inscribed GENT IVLI. RPC 1153; Amandry 169-173.TextImage
Corinth
RPC 1153
Livia AE20 As of Corinth. Struck 32-33 AD. L Arrius Peregrinus & L Furius Labeo, duovirs. Diademed, draped bust right / L FVRIO LABEONE around, COR below, Hexastyle temple inscribed GENT IVLI. RPC 1153; Amandry 169-173.TextImage
Koinon of Thessaly

RPC 1434
Livia, AE24 of the Koinon of Thessaly. SEBASTHWN THESSALWN, diademed veiled bust of Livia left / STRATHGOU ANTIGONOU, the nymph Larissa standing facing, right hand raised (holding globe?), monogram to left. RPC 1434.TextImage
Koinon of
Thessaly
RPC 1434, right
Livia, AE23 3-Assaria of Koinon of Thessaly. Struck under Claudius. 11.78 g. Antigonos, strategos. QESSALWN [S]EBASTHWN, veiled female head (Livia?) right, wearing stephane / STRATH[GOU A]NTIGONOU, the nymph Larissa standing left, holding ball in her right hand; monogram to left. Burrer Em. 1, Series 2, 27.3 (this coin); BCD Thessaly II 924.1; RPC 1434.TextImage
Koinon of
Thessaly
RPC 1438
Livia(?), AE17 Assaria of Koinon of Thessaly. Struck under Claudius. 4.05 g. Antigonos, strategos. QESSALWN, draped bust right (Livia or Apollo?) / ANTIGONOU STRATHG, Artemis Ennodia running right, holding torch in each hand; monogram to right. BCD Thessaly II 928; RPC 1438.TextImage
Dium
RPC 1543
Livia AE23 of Macedonia, Dium or Pella. Veiled bust right, PIETAS below / L. RVSTI CELLVS CORDVS III VIR QVINC DD in six lines. TextImage
Thessalonica
RPC 1563
Livia, AE of Thessalonica, Macedonia. 3.64 g. QE[O]U LIBIA, diademed and draped bust right / QES[SA]LONI, horse leaping right. RPC 1563; Touratsoglu 87.TextImage
Thessalonika
RPC 1568
Tiberius & Livia AE24 of Thessalonika. Laureate head right, K(?) countermark on neck / Head right. TextObvRev
Phanagoria
RPC 1935
Livia (?), AE20 of Agrippia (Phanagoria), Thrace, Veiled female head right / AGPIR REWN Prow left, H in field, three pellets below. TextObvRev
Pantikapaion
RPC 1936
Livia, AE of Pantikapaion as Caesareia, Bosporos. 8.55 g. Draped and veiled bust of Livia as Aphrodite Apatura right, wearing kalathos / KAISAREWN, sceptre with flower, H in right field. RPC 1936; MacDonald 274; SNG Cop. 9 (Phanagoreia).TextImage
Pergamum
RPC 2359
Livia & Julia (wife & daughter of Augustus) AE19 of Mysia, Pergamum. Ca 10-2 BC, under Charinos the grammateus. LIBIAN HRAN CARINOS, draped bust of Livia, as Hera, right / IOYLIAN AFRODITHN, draped bust of Julia, as Aphrodite, right. BMC 248, SNGCop 464. TextImage
Smyrna
RPC 2469
Livia AE 22mm of Smyrna, Ionia. P. Petronius, proconsul & Hieronymus, strategus. Struck 29-35 AD. Diademed & draped bust of Senate right vis-à-vis draped bust of Julia Augusta (Livia) left, in stephane / statue of Tiberius as pontifex standing facing in a tetrastyle temple. TextImage
Tripolis
RPC 3053
Livia AE 16mm of Tripolis, Lydia. Struck 14-29 AD. Head of Livia left; SEBASTH behind / Club of Herakles; IERATIKOS (magistrate). SNG Cop 741. TextImage
Eumeneia
RPC 3143
Livia AE14 of Eumeneia, Phrygia. Kastoris Soteira. HPA LIBIA, draped bust right with hair in bound plait behind neck / EVM-ENEWN-KASTORIS-SWTIRA in four lines within wreath. TextImage
Eumeneia
RPC 3148
Livia, AE of Eumeneia, Phrygien. 3.59 g. SEBASTH, draped bust left / KLEWN - AGAPH - TOS - EUMENE - WN in five lines within wreath. RPC 3148: BMC 38.TextImage
Eucarpeia
RPC 3160
Livia, AE of Eukarpeia, Phrygia. after 14 AD. 2.76 g. SEBASTH, draped bust right / EUKAR PITIKOU APFIA IERHA in four lines within lined border, all within dotted border. RPC 3160; BMC 14.TextImage
Augusta
Cilicia
RPC 4007
Livia, AE16 of Augusta, Cilicia; 14-29 AD. 2,94 gr. No legend, draped bust right / AYGOYSTANWN, capricorn right with globe between forelegs, star above. RPC 4007; SNG Cop 69; BMC 1.TextImage
RPC 4009vLivia AE 19 of Cilicia, Augusta. 123–124 AD. ΙΟΥΛΙΑ [Σ]ΕΒΑΣΤΗ draped bust of Livia right / ΑΥΓΟΥCTA—NW—N, Tyche seated right in turreted crown, holding two stalks of grain in right hand, river god wading at feet, era date ΔΡ (Year 104) before. BMC 3v. TextImage
Alexandria
RPC 5027
EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Augusta (Livia). Augusta, AD 14-29. AE Diobol (23mm, 9.87 g, 12h). Bare head right / Filleted double cornucopiae. RPC I 5027; Köln 36; Dattari (Savio) 71; K&G 3.2.TextImage
Alexandria
RPC 5058
sear5 #1746
Livia AE23 Diobol of Roman Alexandria. Year 40=10/11 AD. Bust right / LM in oak wreath. SGI 209, Milne 26cf. (2 examples)
Alexandria
RPC 5079
Livia, AR of Alexandria, Egypt. 14-29 AD. Head of Livia right / Bundle of two grain ears and two poppies; date L-D across field. RPC 5079; Dattari 104-5; Milne -.TextImage
Augusta
SGI 207
Livia AE18 of Augusta, Cilicia. Draped bust right / AUGOUCTANWN, Capricorn right carrying globe, star above. TextImage
Augusta
SNGLev 1238
Livia AE20 of Augusta, Cilicia. CEBACTH LIOVIA, draped bust right / AUGOUCTA NHNDP, Tyche seated right with river god swimming below. TextImage
Uncertain AE24 Livia AE24, unclear mint. Bust of Livia (?) right / two female deities standing to left and right of altar (?). TextImage
Egypt
Milne 15
sear5 #1743
Livia AE Diobol of Alexandria, Egypt. LIOVIA SEBASTOY, head right / PATROS PATRIDOS, filleted double cornucopiae. Koeln 36, Dattari 72, Emmett 52, RPC 5027. (3 examples)
Milne 30cfLivia AE23 Diobol of Roman Alexandria. Year 41=11/12 AD. Bust right / LMA in oak wreath. SNGCop 40. TextObvRev
Milne 32Livia AE Diobol of Roman Alexandria. Year 42 = 12/13 AD. LIOVIA CEBACTOV, head right / L-MB, Athena standing left, holding Nike, shield at foot right. Koln 45. TextObvRev
See also: Search the Virtual Catalog of Roman Coins for Livia
Coins and Livia by Barbara McManus (Co-Director, The VRoma Project)
Coins of Livia at Aeqvitas.com
Coins of Livia at the Ancient Coin Forum
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