Alexandria: Nero (54-68 AD) [ AL_0168 ]
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Materiality
Die properties
| Obverse | Reverse | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Kopf des Nero mit Strahlenkrone nach rechts | Brustbild der Poppaea nach rechts; im Feld rechts L ΙΑ |
| Depicted Person |
Nero (54-68 AD)
(
Augustus
)
|
Poppaea Sabina
(
Augusta
)
|
| Picture concept |
Portrait type: head (to the right)
Ruler (male) (in portrait, wearing)
Radiant crown (worn)
|
Portrait type: bust (to the right, seen from front, bare-headed)
Ruler (female) (in portrait, wearing)
Chiton (worn)
Himation (worn)
|
| Legend (edited) | [Ν]ΕΡΩ(Ν) ΚΛΑΥ(ΔΙΟΣ) ΚΑ-ΙΣ(ΑΡ) ΣΕ[Β(ΑΣΤΟΣ) ΓΕΡ(ΜΑΝΙΚΟΣ) ΑΥ(ΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ)] | ΠΟΠΠΑΙΑ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ |
| Legend (plain) | ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡ ΑΥ | ΠΟΠΠΑΙΑ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗ |
| Title (Latin) |
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Imperator
|
Poppaea Augusta
|
| Mark/Monogram | - |
in lower right field
:
L ΙΑ
|
References and Commentary
| Referenced type (Roman Provincial Coinage) | RPC I 5280 | |
| Reference Literature |
R. S. Poole, A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. Alexandria and the Nomes, London 1892.
No.
124/125
J. W. Curtis, The Tetradrachms of Roman Egypt, Chicago 1969 (Reprint).
No.
143-148 Abbildung 5 und 8
G. Dattari, Monete Imperiali Greche, Numi Augg. Alexandrini, Vol. I (Testo), Vol. II (Tavole), Cairo 1901.
No.
197/198 Taf. 1
F. Feuardent, Collections Giovanni di Demetrio, Numismatique, Égypte ancienne II, Domination romain, Paris 1872.
No.
735
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.
168
(This sample)
B. Kapossy, Alexandrinische Münzen im Bernischen Historischen Museum, in: Schweizerische Numismatische Rundschau 45 (1966), 51-115, Taf. 1-7.
No.
18/19 Taf. 1
G. Macdonald, Catalogue of Greek Coins in the Hunterian Collection, Vol. III, Glasgow 1905.
No.
88/89 Taf. 85, 17
J. G. Milne, Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins. With a Supplement by C. M. Kraay, London 1971.
No.
223-225
J. Vogt, Die Alexandrinischen Münzen, Bd. II (Münzverzeichnis), Stuttgart 1924.
S.
10
|
|
| Commentary literature |
J. Vogt, Die Alexandrinischen Münzen, Bd. I (Text), Stuttgart 1924.
S.
26f./31
M. Sadek, On the Billon Output of the Alexandrian Mint under Nero, Phoenix 20 (1966), 131-147.
S.
134
|
|
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