RPC I, 2544

 

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2544
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Hypaepa
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Messallina ; Nero (Augustus)
Magistrate Gaius Iulius Hegesippos (grammateus)
Dating c. AD 66/8
Obverse inscription ΝΕΡΩΝ ΜΕΣΣΑΛ(Ε)ΙΝΑ
Obverse design draped bust of Messalina, r., facing laureate head of Nero, l.
Reverse inscription ΥΠΑΙΠΗ ΗΓΗΣΙΠΠΟΣ
Reverse design facing cult statue of Artemis
Metal Leaded bronze
Average diameter 23 mm
Reference BMC 21 corr., Cop 191, Altınoluk 40 (RPC 2543–5)
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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