RPC I, 3001

 

Image of specimen #12

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3001
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Sardis
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Claudia Octavia
Magistrate Mindios (strategos for the second time)
Dating c. AD 60
Obverse inscription ΘΕΑΝ ΟΚΤΑΟΥΙΑΝ
Edition Θεὰν Ὀκταουίαν
Translation for the goddess Octavia
Obverse design draped bust of Claudia Octavia, right, with ears of corn in wreath
Reverse inscription ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ ΕΠΙ ΜΙΝΔΙΟΥ ΣΤΡΑ ΤΟ Β
Edition Σαρδιανῶν ἐπὶ Μινδίου στρα(τηγοῦ) τὸ βʹ
Translation of the Sardians, under Mindios, strategos for the second time
Reverse design veiled female figure standing, right, with sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 5.86 g
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference LS 138, nos 6–8
Specimens 12 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 34933
2 2     Mu: 45 LS 7
3 3     B: I-B LS 138, no. 6
4 4     B: 117/1886
5 5     Müller 49 (1985) lot 269
6 6     Naumann 64, 1 Apr. 2018, lot 299
7 7     Gorny & Mosch 212, 5 Mar. 2013, lot 2444
8 8     D. Kimel coll.
9 9     D. Kimel coll. = Leu EA 15, 27 Feb. 2021, lot 1180
10 10     D. Kimel coll.
11 11     D. Kimel coll. (ex CNG EA 550, 15 Nov. 2023, lot 366)
12 12     ✸ CNG EA 561, 1 May 2024, lot 436