RPC I, 2823

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2823
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Alabanda
Region Caria
City Alabanda
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Agrippina II
Dating probably AD 54/9
Obverse inscription ΑΓΡΙΠΠΙΝΑ ΣΕΒΑΣ[ΤΗ]
Obverse design head of Agrippina II, r.
Reverse inscription ΑΛΑΒΑΝΔΕΩΝ
Reverse design turreted bust, r.
Metal Copper
Average diameter 33 mm
Axis 12
Reference BMC 29
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies.
Note The bust on the rev. was described by BMC as 'Tyche of City?'; another possibility would be Roma (cf. Pergamum 2373 ff.). Letter form Ⳟ.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L BMC 29
2 2     Mu: 9