RPC I, 2479

 

Image of specimen #42

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2479
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Ionia
City Smyrna
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Agrippina II ; Nero (Augustus)
Magistrate Aulus Gessius philopatris
Dating c. AD 54/9
Obverse inscription ΝΕΡΩΝΑ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΝ ΑΓΡΙΠΠΙΝΑΝ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗΝ
Edition Νέρωνα Σεβαστὸν Ἀγριππίναν Σεβαστήν
Translation for Nero Augustus (and) Agrippina Augusta
Obverse design draped bust of Agrippina II facing laureate head of Nero
Reverse inscription ΑΥ ΓΕΣΣΙΟΣ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΡΙΣ ΖΜΥ(Ρ)
Edition Αὖ(λος) Γέσσιος φιλόπατρις Ζμυρ(ναίων)
Translation Aulus Gessius, patriot, of the Smyrnaeans
Reverse design Nemesis standing, right, with caduceus; before, serpent
Metal bronze
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 5.27 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Klose XXXIII, 1–17 and 28–35
Specimens 43 (1 in the core collections)
Note The form Ϲ occurs as a regular variant. 6 obv. (1 shared with 2478) and 24 rev. dies.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 287
2 2 –39     see Klose
40 40     Leeds-UL: 737
41 41     Gorny & Mosch 196, 7 Mar. 2011, lot 2115
42 42     ✸ Gorny & Mosch EA 271, 29 May 2020, lot 503
43 43     CGT coll. = Pecunem 16, 4 May 2014, lot 692