RPC I, 1201b

 

Image of specimen #43

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 1201b
Province Achaea
Region Corinthia
City Corinth
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus)
Magistrate Gaius Iulius Polyaenus (duovir)
Dating AD 57–8 or 58–9
Obverse inscription NERO (or NERO) CLAV(D) (or CLAVD) CAES(AR) (or CAES) AVG (or AVG)
Obverse design bare head of Nero, right
Reverse inscription C IVLIO POLYAENO IIVIR COR
Reverse design Bellerophon naked, with shield on left arm, seizing by bridle Pegasus left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference BMC 564, Amandry XXI 12-16, XXI 18
Specimens 43 (1 in the core collections)
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 564
2 2 –40     see Amandry, 209-213
41 41     CGT coll. (ex VAuction 270, 29 Sept. 2011, lot 217, ex BCD)
42 42     CNG EA 548, 18 Oct. 2023, lot 278
43 43     ✸ Numisfitz 4, 8–9 June 2024, lot 684