RPC I, 3563A

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3563A
Province Galatia
Region Galatia
City Koinon of Galatia
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΝΕΡΩΝΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ
Obverse design laureate head of Nero, right
Reverse inscription ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ
Reverse design Nike advancing, left with wreath and palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 6 (0 in the core collections)
Note Although there is no place name, the style and legend are exactly the same as 3562-3, and so an attribution to Galatia must be right. This coin would, then, seem to be the smallest denomination (rather than the probably false 3564, with Poppaea).
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Kovacs (ex Gorny & Mosch 118, 15 Oct. 2002, lot 1707)
2 2     CNG EA 367, 27 Jan. 2016, lot 367
3 3     Pecunem Numismatik Naumann 41, 6 Mar. 2016, lot 604
4 4     ✸ Zeus Numismatics Web Auction 18, 27 June 2021, lot 304
5 5     CGT coll. = Biga EA 7, 4 Dec. 2021, lot 488
6 6     N&N London EA 12, 21 Jan. 2023, lot 353