RPC I, 4862

 

Image of specimen #66

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 4862
Province Syria
Region Samaria
City Caesarea Maritima
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus)
Dating 68
Obverse inscription ΝΕΡΩΝ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
Edition Νέρων Καῖσαρ Σεβαστός
Translation Nero Caesar Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Nero, right; in front, star
Reverse inscription ΚΑΙΣΑΡΙΑ Η ΠΡΟΣ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΩ ΛΙΜΕΝΙ, L ΙΔ (in field)
Edition Καισάρια ἡ πρός Σεβαστῷ λιμένι (ἔτους) ιδʹ
Translation Caesarea, near the Augustan harbour, year 14
Reverse design figure, standing left, holding human bust and standard
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 9.89 g
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference BMC 5
Specimens 106 (50 in the core collections)
Note The legend(s) are sometimes retrograde; both letter forms Ϲ and W and Σ and Ω are used. Countermarks: XF (GIC 727); head, r. (GIC 115); ΚΑΙ (GIC 543) and ΚΟΒ (= 2 quadrantes; GIC 548). The cmk. LVS (GIC 597), not otherwise recorded for 4862, is discussed by D. Barag and S. Qedar, ‘A Countermark of the Legio Quinta Scytica from the Jewish War’, INJ 13 (1994-99), pp. 66-9. They discuss further the name of the legion (Scythica rather than Macedonica).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 5
2 2 –24     L BMC 6–28
25 25     P
26 26     P
27 27     P
28 28     P
29 29     P
30 30     P
31 31     P
32 32     P
33 33     P
34 34     B
35 35     B
36 36     B
37 37     B
38 38     B
39 39     B
40 40     B
41 41     B
42 42     B
43 43     V
44 44     V
45 45     Mu
46 46     Mu
47 47     NY: 1944.100.68919 SNG 753
48 48     NY: 1944.100.68920 SNG 754
49 49     NY: 1944.100.68921 SNG 755
50 50     NY: 1953.171.1605 SNG 755
51 51 –60     Rosenberger 2–11
61 61 –65     Beirut-AUB Baramki 2–6
66 66     ✸ J. Clark coll. = Gemini X, 13 Jan. 2013, lot 789
67 67     IMJ Sofaer 7
68 68     IMJ Sofaer 8
69 69     IMJ Sofaer 9
70 70     IMJ Sofaer 10
71 71     IMJ Sofaer 11
72 72     IMJ Sofaer 12
73 73     IMJ Sofaer 13
74 74     IMJ Sofaer 14
75 75     IMJ Sofaer 15
76 76     Freiburg: 12519
77 77     J-SBF Kanitz, pl. 1
78 78     J-SBF Kanitz, pl. 2
79 79     J-SBF Kanitz, pl. 3 (only obv.)
80 80     Kadman Kanitz, pl. 4 (obv. only) = Kadman CNP, p. 100 no.12 and p. 189, no 4. 'Excavated at Sheikh-Bader, Jerusalem'.
81 81     Private collection Better, Haifa = Kanitz, pl. 5
82 82     Kanitz coll. = Kanitz, pl. 7. Found at Givat Ra, Jerusalem.
83 83     Kanitz coll. = Kanitz, pl. 8. Found 'in the dunes of Caesarea'.
84 84     Rosenberger = Kanitz, pl. 6
85 85     VCoins Charachmoba Gym
86 86     CNG EA 440, 20 Mar. 2019, lot 319
87 87     CNG EA 285, 22 Aug. 2012, lot 139
88 88     CNG EA 362, 28 Oct. 2015, lot 322
89 89     CGT coll.
90 90     CGT coll.
91 91     CGT coll.
92 92     CGT coll.
93 93     CGT coll.
94 94     CGT coll.
95 95     CGT coll.
96 96     CGT coll.
97 97     Agora 107, 27 Sep. 2022, lot 75
98 98     Automan coll. (from Forum Ancient Coins website)
99 99     Automan coll. (from Forum Ancient Coins website)
100 100     Maritima coll. (from Forum Ancient Coins website)
101 101     CNG 344, 11 Feb. 2015, lot 385
102 102     CNG 335, 24 Sep. 2014, lot 406
103 103     Naville Numismatics 147, 11 Dec. 2022, lot 147
104 104     22
105 105     VCoins Zurqieh April 2023, SKU: ad3589
106 106     Brisbane: N# 1696