bpv_526104 - NERO and AGRIPPINA Tétradrachme syro-phénicien
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Price : 340.00 €
Type : Tétradrachme syro-phénicien
Date: 56-57
Mint name / Town : Antioche, Syrie, Séleucie et Piérie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 24 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 14,40 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Usure importante mais bel exemplaire tout de même avec un joli buste d’Agrippine. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Néron jeune à droite (O*).
Obverse legend : NERWNOS KLAUDIOU QEOU UI KAISAROS SEB
Obverse translation : (Néron césar auguste fils du divin Claude).
Reverse
Reverse description : Buste drapé et natté d’Agrippine à droite.
Reverse legend : AGRIPPEINHS SEBASTHS
Reverse translation : (Agrippine auguste - troisième année de règne - An 105 de l’ère césarienne).
Commentary
Dans la base TSP maintenue par Michel Prieur, cinquante-huit exemplaires sont maintenant répertoriés ; comme pour le tétradrachme de Cléopâtre et Marc-Antoine, aussi rare, ce type est sur-représenté du fait de la présence du portrait d’Agrippine qui a incité les professionnels à passer la monnaie en vente et à l’illustrer.
In the TSP database maintained by Michel Prieur, fifty-eight examples are now listed; as for the tetradrachm of Cleopatra and Marc-Antoine, also rare, this type is over-represented due to the presence of the portrait of Agrippina which encouraged professionals to put the coin on sale and to illustrate it
In the TSP database maintained by Michel Prieur, fifty-eight examples are now listed; as for the tetradrachm of Cleopatra and Marc-Antoine, also rare, this type is over-represented due to the presence of the portrait of Agrippina which encouraged professionals to put the coin on sale and to illustrate it
Historical background
NERO and AGRIPPINA
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Agrippina (15-59) is the daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder, sister of Caligula. She married Domitius Ahenobarbus and gave birth to Nero in 37. After marrying her uncle in 50, she succeeded in having her son adopted by her husband, who became Caesar. All that remains for Agrippina, to ensure power for her offspring, is to get rid of the husband who has become a nuisance. Claude is poisoned, Britannicus dismissed and Nero succeeds Claude. Agrippina is then closely associated with power. This presence having become too pressing, Nero finally agreed to kill his mother in 59.
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