of the strategos Tiberius Claudius Sosandros, of the Smyrnaeans
Reverse design
river-god, reclining, left, holding reed in his right Hans, his left arm on urn from which water flows
Metal
brass
Average diameter
21 mm
Average weight
3.90 g
Axis
6, 11, 12
Reference
Klose III B b
Specimens
80 (3 in the core collections)
Note
Perhaps also bronze? Overstruck over Nero/river-god (2483–4: O, NY, V), and perhaps Caligula (2471: BMC 128). 29 obv. and 46 rev. dies. The overstriking (cf. 2489) suggests that some coins may be of bronze; see also introduction.
