RPC I, 2074

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2074
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Claudius
Person (obv.) Valeria Messallina
Magistrate Gaius Cadius Rufus (proconsul)
Dating c. 47/8
Obverse inscription ΜΕΣΣΑΛΕΙΝΑ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ ΝΕΑ ΗΡΑ
Edition Μεσσαλεῖνα Σεβαστὴ Νέα Ἥρα
Translation Messalina Augusta New Hera
Obverse design draped bust of Messalina, right; before, two poppies
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ Γ ΚΑΔΙΟΥ ΡΟΥΦΟΥ ΑΝΘΥΠΑΤΟΥ ΠΑΤΡΩΝΟΣ
Edition ἐπὶ Γ(αΐου) Κάδιου Ῥούφου ἀνθυπάτου πάτρωνος
Translation under Gaius Cadius Rufus, proconsul, patron
Reverse design laureate and draped bust of Apollo, left, with lyre in front; two monograms including ΝΕΡ and ΜΗΤ
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 12.99 g
Reference Rec 23 = Rec Nicea 34
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Note The head on the rev. was interpreted as Britannicus in Rec Nicaea 34, but the lyre identifies it as Apollo.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: Fox
2 2     C: 205/1948 (Grant)
3 3     Milan Rec, pl. LXVI.10 = Laffranchi 1048
4 4     ✸ Peus 400, 22 Apr. 2010, lot 322