RPC I, 3656

 

Image of specimen #10

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3656
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Claudius
Person (obv.) Britannicus (Caesar)
Person (rev.) Claudia Antonia ; Claudia Octavia
Dating AD 48
Obverse inscription ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΒΡΙΤΑΝΝΙΚΟϹ
Obverse design bare head of Britannicus, right
Reverse inscription ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΕΤ Η, ΟΚΤΑΟΥΙΑ ΑΝΤωΝΙΑ
Reverse design Claudia Octavia and Antonia, both holding cornucopias, clasp hands
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference S 61, BMC 13, Ganschow 46
Specimens 14 (7 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: I-B MG 416, 179 and Taf. G.32 = Trillmich, Taf. 15.14
2 2     B: B-I Trillmich, Taf. 15.12
3 3     B: Löbb. NZ 1915, Taf. 10.1
4 4     P: 246 Wa 6747
5 5     P: 247 Wa 6748
6 6     V: GR 33503 Bachofen 825, Taf. 42
7 7     L BMC 13 (pl. 8.9 = S, fig. 9 = Trillmich, Taf. 15.13
8 8     Henseler coll. 93A (ex Ares web auction 2, 28 Sept. 2019, lot 425)
9 9     Henseler 93, ex Lanz 125, 2005, lot 671
10 10     ✸ Nomos obolos 5, 26 June 2016, lot 539
11 11     Henseler 93B (ex Demos 10, 2022, lot 560)
12 12     C. Jackson-Jacobs coll. (ex Themis Auction 6, 29 Feb. 2020, lot 432)
13 13     Andrew P. Cairns coll.
14 14     Heritage Auctions 3083, 24 Apr. 2020, lot 32139