RPC I, 5305A

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 5305A
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Augustus (Divus)
Issue LΙΔ = year 14
Dating AD 67/8
Obverse inscription ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ ΑΥ, LΙΔ
Obverse design radiate bust of Nero with aegis, left
Reverse inscription ΘΕΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
Reverse design radiate head of Augustus, right
Metal silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–3: same pair of dies.
Note Contemporary forgeries. The type does not otherwise exist for this year.
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Naville Numismatics 30, 2 Apr. 2017, lot 279
2 2     DS pl. 318, 70 = Naville Numismatics 53, 3 Nov. 2019, lot 268
3 3     Naville Numismatics 55, 9 Feb. 2020, lot 289, ex Dattari
4 4     I. Sherif coll.