RPC I, 2997a

 

Image of specimen #19

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2997a
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Sardis
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus)
Magistrate Mindios (strategos for the second time)
Dating c. AD 60
Obverse inscription ΝΕΡΩΝ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ
Obverse design laureate head of Nero, right
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΜΙΝΔΙΟΥ ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β, ΣΤΡΑ ΤΟ (in field)
Reverse design Dionysus standing, left, with cantharus and long thyrsus; (at feet, panther)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Axis 1, 12
Reference BMC 116, Cop 521
Specimens 23 (16 in the core collections)
Note The panther is visible only on 5. Obv. legend with Ω anticlockwise starting at 10.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 116
2 2     L BMC 117
3 3     L BMC 118
4 4     L BMC 119
5 5     L: 1979,0101.2032 ex vA 3144
6 6     Cop SNG 521
7 7     P: 1210 Wa 5241
8 8     P: 1211
9 9     P: Delepierre
10 10     O
11 11     B: I-B
12 12     B: Löbb.
13 13     B: B-I
14 14     V: GR 27643
15 15     V: GR 19563
16 16     V: GR 35777
17 17     Weber 6909
18 18     Leeds-UL: 810
19 19     ✸ Nomos obolos 11, 8 Dec. 2018, lot 434
20 20     CGT coll. = Pecunem 26, 14 Dec. 2014, lot 383
21 21     CGT coll.
22 22     CGT coll.
23 23     M. Alcazar coll.