RPC I, 4172

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 4172
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus)
Dating AD ?54/5
Obverse inscription ΝΕΡΩΝΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ
Edition Νέρωνος Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ
Translation of Nero Caesar Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Nero, right; before, lituus
Reverse inscription
Reverse design eagle on thunderbolt on staff
Metal silver
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 3.19 g
Reference Prieur 71, McAlee 277
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note 2 coins, 1 obv. die. Butcher, CRS p. 64, plausibly suggests associating these coins with year 3.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1982,0935.6
2 2     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 203, 5 Mar. 2012, lot 284