RPC I, 3015

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3015
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Maeonia
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus)
Magistrate Tiberius Claudius Menekrates
Dating c. AD 65
Obverse inscription ΝΕΡΩΝ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Edition Νέρων Καῖσαρ
Translation Nero Caesar
Obverse design laureate head of Nero, right
Reverse inscription ΜΑΙΟΝΩΝ ΜΕΝΕΚΡΑΤΟΥϹ, ΕΠ Τ ΚΛ
Edition Μαιόνων Μενεκράτους ἐπ(ὶ) Τ(ιβερίου) Κλ(αυδίου)
Translation of the Maeonians, under Tiberius Claudius Menecrates
Reverse design Mên standing, left, holding pine cone and staff
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 15 mm
Average weight 2.80 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 35
Specimens 11 (5 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die as 3014/1.
Note The letter forms Ε and Σ also occur.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 35
2 2     Mu: 9a
3 3     NY: 1974.226.85
4 4     P: 600 Wa 5061
5 5     P: 599
6 6     Lindgren 751
7 7     ✸ Solidus Premium 20, 21 Oct. 2017, lot 127
8 8     CGT coll. ex G. Rohde coll.
9 9     CGT coll.
10 10     CGT coll.
11 11     J.G. Kiss coll.