RPC I, 2340

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2340
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Adramyteum
Region Lesbus
City Methymna
Reign Caligula
Person (obv.) Caligula (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Agrippina I
Obverse inscription Γ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟϹ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ
Edition Γ(άϊος) Καῖσαρ Γερμανικὸς Σεβαστός
Translation Gaius Caesar Germanicus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Caligula, right
Reverse inscription ΑΓΡΙΠΠΙΝΑ ΘΕΑ ΜΑΘΥΜΝΑ(ΙΟΙ)
Edition Ἀγριππῖνα θεά Μαθυμναῖοι
Translation Agrippina goddess, the Methymnaeans
Reverse design draped bust of Agrippina I, right
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 4.71 g
Reference Franke 6 ('Germanicus')
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L BMC 38 ('Germanicus and Agrippina')
2 2     B: Mytilene (Dannenberg) W. Trillmich, Familienpropaganda der Kaiser Caligula und Claudius, 115 and Taf. 13.20