RPC I, 2248

 

Image of specimen #17

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2248
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Cyzicus
Reign Claudius
Person (obv.) Britannicus (Caesar)
Person (rev.) Claudia Antonia ; Claudia Octavia
Obverse inscription ΝΕΟϹ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟϹ, Κ Υ
Edition Νέος Γερμανικὸς Κύ(ζικος)
Translation Young Germanicus, Cyzicus
Obverse design bare head of Britannicus, right
Reverse inscription ΑΝ ΟΚΤΑ(?)
Edition Ἄν(τωνία) Ὀκτα(ουία)
Translation Antonia (and) Octavia
Reverse design draped busts of Antonia and Claudia Octavia, facing each other
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 13 mm
Average weight 1.70 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference Imhoof-Blumer, NZ 1915, 91, no. 11
Specimens 18 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 5–6: same rev. die.
Note The Ν of ΝƐΟϹ is always retrograde.

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