Bronze Coin of 10th Roman Legion, Caesarea Maritima. 2015.46.251

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2015.46.251

Obverse: Head of Nero r., laureate. On neck, rectangular countermark of Legio X Fretensis: LXF (1).

Reverse: Tyche standing l., holding bust and scepter. On l. field, large rectangular countermark of Legio X Fretensis with wild boar standing r., a dolphin below and LXF above (2); on l. field, smaller countermark of the same legion depicting a galley (3).

Physical Description

Axis: 12
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 9.25
- Diameter (in mm): 24.8

Typological Description

Object Type: Coin
Date on Object
- Date: 68
Material: Bronze
Authority
- Authority: 10th Roman Legion
- Portrait: Nero
- - Dynasty: Julio-Claudian Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
Geographic
- Mint: Caesarea Maritima
- Region: Judea
Reverse
- Deity: Tyche

References

Reference: CHL 284,1
Reference: GBC 1609
Citation: CHL 284,1

Administrative History

Identifier: 2015.46.251
Department: Greek
Collection: American Numismatic Society

Rights

CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
Rights: Copyright Undetermined

Bronze Coin of 10th Roman Legion, Caesarea Maritima. 2015.46.251

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Date on Object

Authority

Geographic

Reverse

References

Administrative History

Rights