RPC I, 2248

 

Image of specimen #17

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2248
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Cyzicus
Reign Claudius
Person (obv.) Britannicus (Caesar)
Person (rev.) Claudia Antonia ; Claudia Octavia
Obverse inscription ΝΕΟϹ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟϹ, Κ Υ
Edition Νέος Γερμανικὸς Κύ(ζικος)
Translation Young Germanicus, Cyzicus
Obverse design bare head of Britannicus, right
Reverse inscription ΑΝ ΟΚΤΑ(?)
Edition Ἄν(τωνία) Ὀκτα(ουία)
Translation Antonia (and) Octavia
Reverse design draped busts of Antonia and Claudia Octavia, facing each other
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 13 mm
Average weight 1.69 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference Imhoof-Blumer, NZ 1915, 91, no. 11
Specimens 17 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 5–6: same rev. die.
Note The Ν of ΝƐΟϹ is always retrograde.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1919,0417.112 (Hasluck)
2 2     L: 1919,0417.113 (Hasluck)
3 3     O: Hasluck
4 4     P
5 5     Sternberg XVI (1985) lot 258
6 6     Numismatic Circular, July-Aug. 1980, no. 6193
7 7     I-B = RSN 1913, 32, no. 86: 'Drusus from Cyme'
8 8     JSW = CNG EA 185, 2 Apr. 2008, lot 181
9 9     Kovacs coll.
10 10     CNG MBS 64, 24 Sept. 2003, lot 594
11 11     Savoca EA 28 Silver, 16 Dec. 2018, lot 241
12 12     Naumann 73, 6 Jan. 2019, lot 300
13 13     D. Kimel coll.
14 14     CGT coll. = Pecunem 35, 6 Sept. 2015, lot 406
15 15     Yothr Coll.
16 16     Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 23, 5 Oct. 2014, lot 545
17 17     ✸ Savoca Coins Blue 241st Weekly Blue, 16 Nov. 2024, lot 244