RPC I, 3150

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 3150
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Eumenea
Reign Nero
Person (obv.) Nero (Augustus)
Magistrate Iulius Kleon (high priest of Asia)
Obverse inscription ΝΕΡΩΝ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ
Edition Νέρων Καῖσαρ Σεβαστός
Translation Nero Caesar Augustus
Obverse design draped bust of Nero, right
Reverse inscription ΙΟΥΛΙΟϹ ΚΛΕωΝ Ο ΑΡΧΙΕΡΕΥϹ ΕΥΜΕΝΕωΝ
Edition Ἰούλιος Κλέων ὁ ἀρχιερεύς Εὐμενέων
Translation Iulius Kleon the high priest, of the Eumeneans
Reverse design double axe
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 5.40 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 40
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
Note The odd composition (bronze, not brass like 3149 or 3151), and the slightly odd fabric, make one hesitant about the authenticity of these coins. On the other hand, 3152 forms a neat parallel (letter forms, shorter legend, the use of an attribute of 3149 and 3150 as the type).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 40
2 2     B: I-B GRMK 149, no. 2
3 3     Trade 2016
4 4     ✸ Savoca 82nd Online Auction, 26 July 2020, lot 245
5 5     Savoca 92 Blue, 19 Dec. 2020, lot 1331
6 6     Leu EA 24, 3 - 6 Dec. 2022, lot 2193 ( ex Bucephalus EA 6, 12 June 2022, lot 616)