RPC I, 2403

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2403
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Aeolis
City Elaea
Reign Claudius
Person (obv.) Nero (Caesar)
Magistrate Zenodotos
Dating AD 50/4
Obverse inscription ΝΕΡΩΝ(Α) ΚΑΙΣΑΡ(Α)
Edition Νέρωνα Καίσαρα
Translation for Nero Caesar
Obverse design bare head of Nero, left
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΖΗΝΟΔΟΤΟΥ ΕΛΑΙΤ(ΩΝ)
Edition ἐπὶ Ζηνοδότου Ἐλαϊτῶν
Translation under Zenodotos, of the Elaeans
Reverse design poppy
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 2.99 g
Axis 6
Specimens 7 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 2, 4, 6–7: same pair of dies. 3, 5: same pair of dies. 2–7: same obv. die as 2404/4–5. 1–2, 4, 6–7: same rev. die.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 301
2 2     Missere 286
3 3     CGT coll. = Roma Numismatics 4, 30 Sept. 2012, lot 2053 = Roma 4, 30 Sept. 2012, lot 2053
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     ✸ Roma Numismatics E-Sale 65, 9 Dec. 2019, lot 571
6 6     Roma Numismatics EA 114, 23 Nov. 2023, lot 665 = CGT coll.
7 7     Savoca Coins Blue 201st Weekly Blue, 16 Mar. 2024, lot 344