AE20, 4.81 g, die-axis 0, bare-headed
portrait r. (better in hand), GERMANIKOY KAISAROS,
rare amphora-countermark in amphora-shaped
field,
Howgego 369 (
cf. Charlie Hughes'
scarce Drusus-specimen *) / Ornamented trident,
legend apparently SHR...YZA
EPI...W, in a very faintly-struck beaded
border. Both the
legend and the ornamented trident connect my coin with issues from
Byzantium; even though there appears to be no room for GAIOY on my coin's
obverse, I suspect that the
portrait here stands for
Caligula rather than
Germanicus his father. As Mark Fox has noted, the amphora-countermark links the coin closely to the
scarce unattributed Drusus-issue
RPC 1.5453, yet the incomplete legends attested for 5453 are considerably harder to claim for
Byzantium in
Thrace; any insights or thoughts? Thanks for any / all
help!
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