COINS OF THE ROMAN CAISER TIME. Tiberius, 14-37 for Drusus and Livia. Æ-Dupondius, 22/23, Rome; 12,07 g. Covered bust of Livia as Pietas r., including PIETAS//DRVSVS CAESAR·TI·AVGVSTI F·TR·POT·ITER, in the middle S·C. BMC 98; Coh. 1; RIC2 43. Min. smoothed, very nice/very beautiful-excellent Exemplary of the auction Lanz 161, Munich 2015, No. 231. David Vagi does not see Livia on the Avers, but Livilla as Pietas (Coinage and History of the Roman Empire c. 82 B.C. - A.D. 480, Sidney 1999, p. 127). He says that in his view this correct allocation was in the late 19th century. In the 19th century (he does not indicate any source), however, he was forgotten because Henry Cohen did not follow her. It considers this allocation to be correct, since the Dupondii RIC 43 (Pietas), 46 (Iustitia) and 47 (Salus Augusta) are only valid for RIC 47"AVGVSTA". He concludes from this that - since he considers "AVGVSTA" to be the title of Livia here - only RIC 47 Livia can be represented and the absence of the title in RIC 43 and 46 is proof that other ladies - namely Livilla and Agrippina Senior - must be represented here (Vagi, p. 115). However, David Vagi fails to understand that the statement of the legend "SALVS AVGVSTA" is not: "Salus, the Empress (Livia)", but "the imperial Salus", i.e. a very specific Salus. The attribute Augusta did not refer to a name approximation to Livia, see Winkler, Lorenz, Salus. From state cult to political idea. An archaeological study, Heidelberg 1995, p. 48. This brings David Vagi's argument to a close. The absence of the attribute on the present piece proves nothing and is simply irrelevant. If one wants to recognize in the heads of the Iustitia and (as with the present fine Dupondius) the Pietas the head of an imperial lady (which is disputeable), then only Livia can be meant, because in the provincial embossing corresponding representations are clearly named as Livia and it makes sense in terms of content: Thus writes Alexander Mlasowsky, Nomini ac fortunae Caesarum proximi. The succession propaganda of the Roman emperors from Augustus to Nero in the mirror of the imperial embossment and the archaeological sources, yearbook of the German Archaeological Institute III (1996), p. 358: "In the sense of her son Tiberius, the aging Iulia Augusta embodied the goddess of Herdfire, Vesta, throughout the empire, symbolizing the eternal virtues of Iustitia, Salus and Pietas." Finally, the restitution dupondius of Titus (Comnick 17.0) provides a hard to refute proof that Livilla, who was involved in the murder of Drusus, had fallen victim to the Damnatio memoriae. So Titus would not have restituted a Dupondius with her picture. So we stick to the - albeit with a small question mark (see Winkler, p. 47, bes. Note. 197) - Identification of the Pietas as Livia.