RPC I, 1730

 

Image of specimen #12

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 1730
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Abdera
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Augustus (Divus)
Obverse inscription ΝΕΡΩΝΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΩ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΙ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΩ
Edition Νέρωνι Κλαυδίῳ Καίσαρι Σεβαστῷ
Translation to Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus
Obverse design bare head of Nero, left
Reverse inscription ΘΕΩ ΑΒΔΗΡΕΙΤΑΙ
Edition θεῷ Ἀβδηρεῖται
Translation to the divinity, the Abderites
Reverse design bare head of Augustus (?), left
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 5.92 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference AMNG 244
Specimens 17 (5 in the core collections)
Note Strack regarded the head on the rev. as that of Claudius(?), but Augustusseems more likely in view of the similar pieces for Tiberius and Claudius.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1899,0401.8
2 2     V: GR 33684
3 3 –8     see AMNG
9 9     Cop SNG 382
10 10     Cop SNG 383
11 11     C: Hart
12 12     ✸ CNG EA 406, 27 Sept. 2017, lot 593 = Gemini VII, 9 Jan. 2011, lot 741
13 13     Ibercoin Online Auction 32, 18 Dec. 2019, lot 151
14 14     Naumann 54, 4 June 2017, lot 246
15 15     CGT coll. = Roma Numismatics IV, 30 Sept. 2012, lot 2077
16 16     Roma Numismatics E-Live 6, 25 Mar. 2023, lot 90 (ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction IV, 30 Sep. 2012, lot 2076)
17 17     Roma Numismatics E-Live 6, 25 Mar. 2023, lot 91 (ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction IV, 30 Sep. 2012, lot 2075)