Abydos, Nero, bronze (CN type 3325)

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Record status

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Period

54-68 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas under Nero dated 54-68 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3325. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of Nero, left, wearing paludamentum. Reverse: Lyre with three strings.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
13 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
1.97 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Abydos
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Nero

Design

Obverse type
Bare-headed bust of Nero, left, wearing paludamentum.
Reverse type
Lyre with three strings.
Obverse legend
ΝЄΡΩΝ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Reverse legend
ΑΒΥ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3325
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3325

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