RPC I, 2249

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2249
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Cyzicus
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΝΕΡΩΝ
Obverse design bare head of Nero, right; monogram including ΥΟ
Reverse inscription ΚΥΖΙ
Reverse design draped female bust, right; (monogram including ΥΟ)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 15 mm
Axis 12
Reference F.W. Hasluck, NC 1906, 27, no. 4
Specimens 7 (3 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 2250/1–3.
Note Either 1 or 2 is the specimen mentioned in NC 1906, 27, no. 4. For a discussion of the identity of the empress, see introduction.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18264316, Löbb
2 2     L: 1919,0417.115
3 3     L: 1919,0417.116 (Hasluck)
4 4     CGT coll. = Agora Auctions Numismatic 40, 8 Sept. 2015, lot 86
5 5     ✸ J. Aiello coll.
6 6     CGT coll. = Pecunem 30, 5 April 2015, lot 299
7 7     Agora 100, 4 May 2021, lot 75