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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     750393      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     LYDIA City:     Philadelphia Issuer:     Caligula Date Ruled:     AD 37-41 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE 19 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 37-41 Diameter:     19 mm Weight:     4.27 g Die Axis:     2 h Obverse Legend:     ΓΑIOC KAICAP ΓEPMAN[IKOC] NEOKAICAPEΩN Obverse Description:     Laureate head right Reverse Legend:     AΓΡΙΠΠΙ[N]AN AP[TEMΩ]N EPMOΓΕNOVC Reverse Description:     Agrippina Senior seated right on chair with ornate legs, holding sceptre and cornucopiae Primary Reference:     RPC I 3032 Reference2:     Trillmich pg. 131 and Tafel 14, 15 Reference3:     BMC Lydia pg. 195, 55 Reference4:     SNG Cop 372; SNG VA - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=56890 Grade:     VF, choice jade green patina Notes:     Rare. It appears that the names of locals on the coins of Philadelphia do not represent magistrates in charge of a specific office, but rather citizens who may have sponsored the production of a certain series of coins. Artemon, in this case, may have dedicated a shrine to the emperor's mother, and celebrated the event with a coin issue.

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