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Vespasian, 1 July 69 - 24 June 79 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt, Portrait of Galba
This type was struck at the beginning of Vespasian's reign. The portrait resembles Galba because it was struck before the mint had a portrait of the new Emperor. In Greek mythology, Nilus was a son of Oceanus and Tethys. He was the god of the Nile River, equivalent to the Egyptian god Hapy.
RX85349. Bronze hemidrachm, RPC II 2407; Dattari 394; Geissen 271; BMC Alexandria p. 32, 269; Kampmann 20.7; Emmett 211 (R4), F, dark glossy surfaces, scratches, light encrustations, Alexandria mint, weight 12.426g, maximum diameter 28.8mm, die axis 0o, Jul 69 - 28 Aug 69 A.D.; obverse AYT TIT ΦΛAYIO YEΣΠAΣIANTN KAIΣ, laureate head right, portrait resembling Galba; reverse bust of Nilus right, wreathed with papyrus, cornucopia on left shoulder, date LA (year 1) before; very rare; SOLD
REFERENCES|
Imhoof-Blumer, F. "Fluss- und Meergötter auf griechischen und römischen Münzen (Personifikationen der Gewässer)" in RSN 23 (1923), pp. 173-421.
Malloy, A. "The Danubian Celts" in Alex G. Malloy Auction Sale XLVI, June 24, 1997. NumisWiki webpage
Molinari, N.J. & N. Sisci. Potamikon: Sinews of Acheloios. A Comprehensive Catalog of the Bronze Coinage of the Man-Faced Bull, With Essays on Origin and Identity. (Oxford, 2016).
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