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cn coin 205

Connected to Type

CN Type 7073 🔍

Mint
Byzantion 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Date

c. 29-37 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Die
Byz_1306_V1 🔍
Legend
Legend obverse ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ - ΘΕΟΣ
Design
Radiate head of Augustus, left.
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Reverse
Die
Byz_1306_R1 🔍
Legend
Legend reverse ΣΕΒΑΣΤΑ - ΘΕΑ // · ΒΥΖ ·
Design
Draped bust of Livia, right, wearing a necklace.
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Persons

Sitter: Augustus 🔍  

Sitter: Livia 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
didrachm 🔍  
Material
silver 🔍  
Diameter
23 mm
Weight
6.29 g
Axis
10
Owner

British Museum, Department of Coins and Medals, London, gb ❐

Please note that the current ownership is not confirmed.

Reproduction Owner

BBAW, Berlin, [de] ❐

Plaster Cast No: 1306, Br. M. 99, 61

Citation

Schönert-Geiß, Die Münzprägung von Byzantion. Kaiserzeit, Berlin 1972 p. 43, nr. 1306, pl. 63, pic. 1306  ❐

Cohen, Description historique des monnaies frappées sous l'empire Romain communément appelées médailles impériales, Maastricht 1983 p. 1, 172, nr. Anm. 1  ❐

Imhoof-Blumer, Beiträge zur Erklärung griechischer Münztypen 5, 1910 p. 99, nr. 61  ❐

Sotheby, Sammlung J. Whittall, London 1884, London 1884-07-10 nr. 73  ❐

Boutkowski, Dictionaire numismatique 1 und 2, Leipzig 1881 p. 931, nr. 1793, pic. =1592, 2665  ❐

Literature

Schönert-Geiß, Die Münzprägung von Byzantion. Kaiserzeit, Berlin 1972 p. 43, nr. 1306, pl. 63, pic. 1306 ❐

Cohen, Description historique des monnaies frappées sous l'empire Romain communément appelées médailles impériales, Maastricht 1983 p. 1, 172, nr. Anm. 1 ❐

Imhoof-Blumer, Beiträge zur Erklärung griechischer Münztypen 5, 1910 p. 99, nr. 61 ❐

Sotheby, Sammlung J. Whittall, London 1884, London 1884-07-10 nr. 73 ❐

Boutkowski, Dictionaire numismatique 1 und 2, Leipzig 1881 p. 931, nr. 1793, pic. =1592, 2665 ❐

Burnett et al., RPC I: Roman Provincial Coinage. Vol. I: From the death of Caesar to the death of Vitellius: 44 BC-AD 69, London [u.a.] 1992 p. 322, nr. 1779 ❐

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