RPC I, 2773C

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 2773C
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Alabanda
Region Caria
City Ceramus
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Agrippina II
Magistrate Hierogenes
Obverse inscription ΣΕΒΑ[ ]
Edition Σεβα[---]
Translation Augusta
Obverse design draped bust of Agrippina II (?), right
Reverse inscription ΙΕΡΟΓΕΝΗΣ ΚΕΡΑ
Edition Ἱερογένης Κερα(μηιτῶν)
Translation Hierogenes, of the Ceramians
Reverse design male head with long locks of hair falling at the base of the neck, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 6.16 g
Axis 6
Reference Türkoğlu, Keramos D.01 ('Livia')
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note The identity of the portrait is uncertain, but, for the moment, it looks more like Agrippina II than Livia. If a coin with the same 'magistrate' but for an emperor turns up, the question may then be resolved.
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