RPC I, 2430

 

Image of specimen #15

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2430
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Aeolis
City Aegae
Reign Claudius
Person (obv.) Valeria Messallina
Dating c. AD 43/8
Obverse inscription ΜΕϹΑΛΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Edition Μεσ<σ>αλεῖνα Σεβαστή
Translation Messalina Augusta
Obverse design draped bust of Messalina, right
Reverse inscription ΑΙΓΑΕΩΝ
Edition Αἰγαέων
Translation of the Aegaeans
Reverse design Zeus standing, left, head facing, holding eagle and sceptre
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 3.56 g
Axis 6, 11, 12
Reference Cop 23
Specimens 16 (6 in the core collections)
Note Probably all from the same obv. die. –– Corr.: The obv. inscription has only one sigma, thus misspelling Messalina’s name (Mesaleina), as well as erroneously styling her Augusta. Another example in Donovan coll.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     London trade (1985) = CNG Mail Bid Sale 78, 14 May 2008, lot 1289
2 2     L: 1901,0601.44
3 3     Cop SNG 23
4 4     B: 323/1877 ZfN 1879, 12
5 5     B: I-B
6 6     P: 30
7 7     V: GR 32680
8 8     London trade (1985)
9 9     Malter 8.12.1984, lot 36 'Attaea'
10 10     Lewis = SNG 1413
11 11     Weber 5470
12 12     CGT coll. ex CNG EA 282, 11 July 2012, lot 160
13 13     CGT coll. ex Naumann 57, 3 Sept. 2017, lot 409
14 14     Roma Numismatics 5, 23 Mar. 2013, lot 685
15 15     ✸ D. Kimel coll. (ex Leu EA 20, 16 July 2022, lot 1910)
16 16     Savoca 25th Silver Auction, 16 Sep. 2018, lot 460