RPC II, 1030

 

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Coin type
Volume II
Number 1030
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Ionia
City Smyrna
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Vespasian the Younger
Issue No magistrate
Dating c. AD 94/5
Obverse inscription ΟΥΕϹΠΑϹΙΑΝΟϹ ΝΕΩΤΕΡΟϹ
Edition Οὐεσπασιανὸς Νεώτερος
Translation Vespasian the Younger
Obverse design bare head (or bust) of the younger Vespasian, right
Reverse inscription ΖΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ
Edition Ζμυρναίων
Translation of the Smyrnaeans
Reverse design Nemesis standing, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 3.47 g
Axis 12
Reference Klose XLII, 11
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Note Obv. die was used for RPC II, 1028 (Nike, r.) and rev. die for coins of Domitia (RPC II, 1026). The coin is a hybrid, but allows us to associate the two issues (of the younger Vespasian and of Domitia).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L BMC 315