Roman Provincial coin – HCR150308

Obverse

Inscription:

[ΓΑΙΟΝ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΑ ΓƐ]ΡΜΑΝΙΚΟΝ ƐΠΙ ΑΟΥΙΟΛΑ

Design:

Head of Caligula, laureate, right; dotted border

Reverse

Inscription:

ΔΡΟ[ΥϹΙΛΛΑΝ ΖΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ] ΜΗΝΟΦΑΝΗϹ

Design:

Drusilla as Persephone, seated left, holding poppies and ears of corn in right hand and sceptre in left; dotted border

Information

Period

Roman Provincial

Dynasty

Julio-Claudian

Reign

Gaius=Caligula

Person

Gaius=Caligula, 37 - 41 (ruler/authority) , Drusilla , Gaius Calpurnius Aviola, proconsul (magistrate) , Menophanes (Smyrna) (magistrate)

Mint

Smyrna

Denomination

Uncertain

Material

brass

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 37/8 CE (according to RPC)

Note

; diameter set to 11 because was null (and was therefore uneditable)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.66

Axis

Diameter (mm)

19.4

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

Hearne Loc. η. 14. Wise p. 71 pl. xiv. 6.

Acquisition date

1704

Source

William Raye

Acquisition credit

Presented by William Raye, 1704.

Reference

RPC online :

Note:

https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/65385

Contributors to this coin record

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