RPC I, 5465

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 5465
Province Uncertain
Region Uncertain
City Uncertain
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΝΕΡΩΝ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΠΟΠΠΑΙΑ ΣΑΒΕΙ ΣΕ
Edition Νέρων Κλαύδιος Καῖσαρ Ποππαία Σαβεί(να) Σε(βαστή)
Translation Nero Claudius Caesar, Poppaea Sabina Augusta
Obverse design facing busts of Poppaea and Nero; above, crescent
Reverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΘΕΟΣ ΘΕΟΥ ΥΙΟΣ ΣΕ
Edition Αὐτοκρά(τωρ) Καῖσαρ Θεὸς Θεοῦ υἰὸς Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar God (son) of God Augustus
Reverse design radiate head of Augustus, left
Metal silver
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 7.42 g
Axis 6
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Note A puzzling coin, kept in L with Cretan coins. It is indeed the same size asCretan tetradrachms, and the confronted heads with a crescent aboverecall the bronze coins of Cnossus with confronted heads of Nero andOctavia, with crescent and star above (1005-6). On the other hand, thereis no star, and the legends are unusual. In addition, the poor style ofportraiture and lettering prompts some hesitation about the authenticity ofthe piece, though it is not obviously a forgery.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BNK,G.315