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Didrachm of Caesarea with bust of Nero
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 58–59
Mint: Cappadocia, Caesarea
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 22 mm. Weight: 6.93 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.306
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Nero to right. NERO.CLAVD.DIVI.CLAVD.F.CAESAR.AVG.GERMANI. (r. to l.)
Reverse: Veiled bust of Agrippina right.
[AGRIPPINA.AVGVSTA.] MATER.AVGVSTI. (r. to l.)
Reverse: Veiled bust of Agrippina right.
[AGRIPPINA.AVGVSTA.] MATER.AVGVSTI. (r. to l.)
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Edward Gans, 10 Rock Lane, Berkeley 8, California (Gans List 28, Spring 1962, no. 7007); April 11, 1962: purchased by MFA from Edward Gans for $ 514.50 (this is the total cost of 62.288–62.316).