RPC I, 5254

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 5254
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus)
Issue LϚ = year 6
Dating AD 59/60
Obverse inscription ΝΕΡΩΝ ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΓΕΡ ΑΥΤΟ
Edition Νέρων Κλαύ(διος) Καῖσ(αρ) Σεβα(στὸς) Γερ(μανικὸς) Αὐτο(κράτωρ)
Translation Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Emperor
Obverse design laureate head of Nero, right
Reverse inscription ΔΗΜΟΣ ΡΩΜΑΙΩΝ, L Ϛ
Edition Δῆμος Ῥωμαίων (ἔτους) ϛʹ
Translation the People of the Romans, of year 6
Reverse design Demos standing, right with sceptre and cornucopia
Metal silver
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 13.41 g
Reference Walker 139–43
Specimens 4 (5 in the core collections)
Note AR 18%

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Dattari 216
2 2     ✸ O: HCR25519 M 201
3 3     L BMC 153
4 4     Kölner Münzkabinett 122, 4 Oct. 2024, lot 136 = Münzzentrum 52, 1984, lot 194