RPC I, 2057A

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2057A
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus) ; Agrippina II
Magistrate Marcus Tarquitius Priscus (proconsul)
Dating c. 56/9
Obverse inscription ΝΕΡΩΝ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ ΑΓΡΙΠ[ΠΙΝΑ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ]
Obverse design laureate head of Nero and draped bust of Agrippina II, jugate, left
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ Μ ΤΑΡΚΥΙΤΙΟ[Υ ΠΡΕΙΚΟΥ ΠΑΤΡ]ΩΝΟΣ ΑΝ, ΝΕΙΚ[ ] (inscribed on cista)
Reverse design cista bearing capricorn with globe, cornucopia with wreath and thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 12
Reference Rec —
Specimens 6 (0 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     Malloy 40 (1995) lot 316 (corrected) = H.J. Berk 162nd BBS, 15 Jan. 2009, lot 233
2 2     Kovacs 2000
3 3     Dresden: AAC 3731
4 4     ✸ VCoins Athena 2020
5 5     Naumann 119, 7 Aug. 2022, lot 427
6 6     Savoca 93rd Silver, 17 Jan. 2021, lot 305