RPC I, 5290

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 5290
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus)
Issue LΙΒ = year 12
Dating AD 65/6
Obverse inscription ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ (?)
Edition Νέρω(ν) Κλαύ(διος) Καῖσ(αρ) Σεβ(αστὸς) Γερ(μανικός)
Translation Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design laureate head of Nero, right
Reverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ, L ΙΒ
Edition Αὐτοκρά(τωρ) (ἔτους) ιβʹ
Translation Emperor, of year 12
Reverse design winged caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 8.75 g
Reference Walker 159–67
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Note AR 16%

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Dattari 282 = Naville Numismatics 34, 17 Sept. 2017, lot 224
2 2     P: 940
3 3     Couvalis coll.
4 4     Naville Numismatics 89, 12 May 2024, lot 270