6197

Creator

Preview

Period

Roman Empire

Ruler

Nero (54-68 AD)

Mint

Sardis

Province or Region

Lydia

Date

62-65 AD

Metal

Bronze

Denomination

16

Weight

2.82g

Obverse Description

Head of Heracles, r. ƐΠΙ ΤΙ ΜΝΑϹƐΟΥ ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ

Reverse Description

Nike l., with wreath and palm. ϹƐΒΑϹΤΗ

Comments

Depicts Poppaea, Nero's wife (62-65 AD) as Nike. Under magistrate Ti Mnaseas.

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