RPC I, 3640

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3640
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Agrippina II
Obverse inscription NERO CLAVD DIVI CLAVD F CAESAR AVG GERMANI
Edition Nero Claudius Divi Claudii filius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Nero Claud(ius) Divi Claud(ii) f(ilius) Caesar Aug(ustus) Germani(cus)
Translation Nero Claudius, son of the divine Claudius, Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design laureate head of Nero, right
Reverse inscription AGRIPPINA AVGVSTA MATER AVGVSTI, Κ Κ
Edition Agrippina Augusta Mater Augusti Καισάρεια? Καππαδοκίας? Agrippina Augusta Mater Augusti Κ(αισάρεια?) Κ(αππαδοκίας?)
Translation Agrippina Augusta, mother of Augustus, Caesarea of Cappadocia
Reverse design bust of Agrippina, left
Metal silver
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 3.55 g
Axis 12
Reference S 76, Ganschow 55a
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
Note Κ Κ probably stands for Καισάρεια Καππαδοκίας, Κοινὸν Καππαδοκίας (see IK Sinope 105) or Κοινὸν Καππαδόκων (see TAM V.3 1507). AR 90%. 2 coins, 2 obv. dies.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 39143 Bachofen 828
2 2     Rome ex Gnecchi ex Caesarea 1906 hoard (RIN 1909, 20, and Tav. I.3
4 4     Helios 4, 14 Oct. 2009, lot 268
5 5     ✸ CNG Triton XXVII, 9 Jan. 2024, lot 473
6 6     Nomos 35, 5 Apr. 2025, lot 654