RPC I, 4122

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4122
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Uncertain Syrian mint of Nero/Claudius tetradrachms
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Claudius (Divus)
Obverse inscription NERO CLAVD DIVI CLAVD F CAESAR AVG GER
Edition Nero Claud(ius) Divi Claud(ii) Caesar Aug(ustus) Ger(manicus)
Translation Nero Claudius, son of the divine Claudius, Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design laureate head of Nero, right
Reverse inscription DIVOS CLAVD AVG GERMANIC PATER AVG
Edition divos Claud(ius) Aug(ustus) Germanic(us) pater Aug(usti)
Translation the divine Claudius Augustus Germanicus, father of Augustus
Reverse design laureate head of Claudius, right
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 13.16 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference S 64 corr., BMC Antioch 171, Prieur 47, McAlee 269, Ganschow I, p. 71 Typ X5a
Specimens 7 (4 in the core collections)
Note Ganschow Typ X5b cites two coins with GERMANI. AR (63%). 10 coins, 10 obv. dies. Not a complete listing of specimens.
Feedback

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1979,0101.1100 vA 6352
2 2     L: 1867,0101.1605 BMC 171
3 3     L: G.2251 BMC 173
4 4     Cop SNG 178
5 5     Henseler 129
6 6     Freiburg: 12274
7 7     ✸ Bertolami EA 92, 2 Oct. 2020, lot 1163