Creator

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Period

Roman Empire

Ruler

Nero (54-68 AD)

Mint

Iconium

Province or Region

Lycoania

Date

62-65 AD

Metal

Bronze

Denomination

18

Weight

505g

Obverse Description

Head of Nero, r., laureate. ΝƐΡⲰΝ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹƐΒΑϹΤΟϹ

Reverse Description

Head of Perseus with harpa, r. ΚΛΑΥΔƐΙΚΟΝΙƐWΝ

Comments

Acts 13:51; 14:1; 14:19; 14:21; 16:2; II Tim. 3:11. Here called "Claudia-Iconium." Poppaea was Nero's wife; Josephus says a beliver in Yahweh. Died 65 AD.

Publisher

Pepperdine University Libraries

Digital Collection

The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land

Credit Line

The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives

Document Type

Article

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