Alexandria: Nero (54-68 AD) [ ALSK_0178 ]
Categorisation
Materiality
Die properties
| Obverse | Reverse | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Büste des Nero mit Strahlenkrone und Aegis nach links | Büste des Aktischen Apollo nach rechts; im Feld ΑΠΟK ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ |
| Depicted Person |
Nero (54-68 AD)
(
Augustus
)
|
- |
| Picture concept |
Portrait type: bust (to the left, seen from front)
Ruler (male) (in portrait, wearing)
Radiant crown (worn)
Aegis - chestplate (worn)
|
Portrait type: bust (to the right, seen from front)
Apollo Aktios (in portrait, wearing)
Laurel wreath (worn)
Chlamys (worn)
Quiver (worn)
|
| Legend (edited) | ΝΕΡΩ(Ν) ΚΛΑΥ(ΔΙΟΣ) [Κ]ΑΙ[Σ(ΑΡ)] ΣΕΒ(ΑΣΤΟΣ) ΓΕΡ(ΜΑΝΙΚΟΣ) ΑΥ(ΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ) | ΑΚ[Τ]ΙΟΣ - ΑΠΟΛΛ[ΩΝ] |
| Legend (plain) | ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ ΑΥ | ΑΚΤΙΟΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ |
| Title (Latin) |
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Imperator
|
- |
| Mark/Monogram |
in lower left field
:
L ΙΔ
|
- |
References and Commentary
| Referenced type (Roman Provincial Coinage) | RPC I 5311 | |
| Reference Literature |
G. Dattari, Monete Imperiali Greche, Numi Augg. Alexandrini, Vol. I (Testo), Vol. II (Tavole), Cairo 1901.
No.
206
A. Geißen, Katalog Alexandrinischer Kaisermünzen der Sammlung des Instituts für Altertumskunde der Universität zu Köln, Bd. I (Augustus – Trajan Nr. 1-740), Opladen 1974.
No.
194
J. G. Milne, Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins. With a Supplement by C. M. Kraay, London 1971.
No.
287
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