RPC I, 5296A

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 5296A
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus)
Issue LΙΓ = year 13
Dating AD 66/67
Obverse inscription ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ ΑΥ, L ΙΓ (retrograde)
Edition Νέρω(ν) Κλαύ(διος) Καῖσ(αρ) Σεβ(αστὸς) Γερ(μανικὸς) Αὔ(γουστος) (ἔτους) ιγʹ
Translation Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, of year 13
Obverse design radiate bust of Nero with aegis, right
Reverse inscription ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΦΟΡΟΣ
Edition Σεβαστοφόρος
Translation (ship) carrying Augustus
Reverse design sailing ship, right
Metal silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 13.15 g
Specimens 1 (39 in the core collections)
Note Contemporary forgery
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ DS 96 = Kölner Münzkabinett 122, 4 Oct. 2024, lot 156 = MMAG, Liste 396, 1978, Nr. 185