RPC I, 2431

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 2431
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Aeolis
City Aegae
Reign Claudius
Person (obv.) Britannicus (Caesar)
Magistrate Apollodorus, also called Chaleas (in office for the second time and son of the city)
Dating c. AD 43/8
Obverse inscription ΒΡΕΤΑΝΝΙΚΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Edition Βρεταννικὸς Καῖσαρ
Translation Britannicus Caesar
Obverse design bare head of Britannicus, right
Reverse inscription ΑΙΓΑΕΩΝ (ΕΠΙ ΧΑΛΕΟΥ)
Edition Αἰγαέων ἐπὶ Χαλέου
Translation of the Aegaeans, under Chaleos
Reverse design Zeus standing, left, head facing, holding eagle and sceptre
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 3.40 g
Axis 11, 12
Specimens 11 (2 in the core collections)

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