Alexandria: Nero (54-68 AD) [ AL_0121 ]
Categorisation
Materiality
Die properties
| Obverse | Reverse | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Kopf des Nero mit Lorbeerkranz nach rechts | Nero sitzt mit Strahlenkrone auf Thron nach links, in der Rechten Mappa, die Linke an langem Szepter, Füße auf Schemel; im Feld links L Γ |
| Depicted Person |
Nero (54-68 AD)
(
Augustus
)
|
- |
| Picture concept |
Portrait type: head (to the right)
Ruler (male) (in portrait, wearing)
Laurel wreath (worn)
|
Ruler (male) (seated on, to the left, holding, wearing)
Radiant crown (worn)
Chiton (worn)
Himation (worn)
Mappa (held)
Sceptre (held)
Throne (underlying)
Footstool (underlying)
|
| Legend (edited) | ΝΕΡ(ΩΝ) ΚΛΑΥ(ΔΙΟΣ) ΚΑΙΣ(ΑΡ) - ΣΕΒ(ΑΣΤΟΣ) ΓΕΡ(ΜΑΝΙΚΟΣ) ΑΥΤΟ(ΚΡΑΤΩΡ) | ΠΡΟΝ(ΟΙΑ) ΝΕΟΥ ΣΕ-ΒΑΣΤΟΥ |
| Legend (plain) | ΝΕΡ ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ ΑΥΤΟ | ΠΡΟΝ ΝΕΟΥ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ |
| Title (Latin) |
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Imperator
|
- |
| Mark/Monogram | - |
in left field
:
L Γ
|
References and Commentary
| Referenced type (Roman Provincial Coinage) | RPC I 5203 | |
| Reference Literature |
R. S. Poole, A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. Alexandria and the Nomes, London 1892.
No.
154
J. W. Curtis, The Tetradrachms of Roman Egypt, Chicago 1969 (Reprint).
No.
110
G. Dattari, Monete Imperiali Greche, Numi Augg. Alexandrini, Vol. I (Testo), Vol. II (Tavole), Cairo 1901.
No.
200
F. Feuardent, Collections Giovanni di Demetrio, Numismatique, Égypte ancienne II, Domination romain, Paris 1872.
No.
666
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.
121
(This sample)
J. G. Milne, Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins. With a Supplement by C. M. Kraay, London 1971.
No.
145
M. Sadek, On the Billon Output of the Alexandrian Mint under Nero, Phoenix 20 (1966), 131-147.
No.
6
J. Vogt, Die Alexandrinischen Münzen, Bd. II (Münzverzeichnis), Stuttgart 1924.
S.
8
|
|
| Commentary literature |
J. Vogt, Die Alexandrinischen Münzen, Bd. I (Text), Stuttgart 1924.
S.
26f./28f.
M. Sadek, On the Billon Output of the Alexandrian Mint under Nero, Phoenix 20 (1966), 131-147.
S.
133
|
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