RPC I, 2915

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2915
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Laodicea ad Lycum
Reign Claudius
Person (obv.) Britannicus (Caesar)
Magistrate Anto Polemon, son of Zenon (priest for the fourth time)
Dating AD 50/4
Obverse inscription ΒΡΕΤΑΝΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ
Obverse design draped bust of Britannicus, r.
Reverse inscription ΠΟΛΕΜΩΝΟΣ ΥΙΟΥ ΖΗΝΩΝΟΣ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ
Reverse design tripod with serpent
Metal Leaded bronze
Average diameter 15 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference BMC 163 ('Nero'), Cop 560
Specimens 8 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop SNG 560
2 2     L BMC 163 corr.
3 3     B: Löbb: 'Germanicus'
4 4     MMAG 41 (1970) lot 475
5 5     Prowe (Egger XLVI, 1914) lot 1770 ('Germanicus')
6 6     ✸ CNG 90, 23 May 2012, lot 1055
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     London Ancient Coins 71, 25 Mar. 2023, lot 186