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24-as coin of Caesarea with head of Nero
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 59–60
Mint: Cappadocia, Caesarea
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 5.65 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.58
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Nero to right. NEROCLAVD.DIVICLAVD.F.CAESARAVG.GERMANI
Reverse: Draped bust of Agrippina right.
Inscription in mixture of Latin and Greek in fields left and right.
Reverse: Draped bust of Agrippina right.
Inscription in mixture of Latin and Greek in fields left and right.
ProvenanceBy 1965: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Place, Philadelphia 3, Pa.; purchased by MFA from Hesperia Art, February 10, 1965