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Octavia, wife of Nero, daughter of Claudius

Octavia was born in 40 A.D. the daughter of Claudius and Messalina. She married her cousin the future emperor Nero in 53 A.D. and was exiled then murdered by him in 62 A.D.

Britannicus, Octavia and Antonia, 48 A.D., Caesarea, Cappadocia

|Cappadocia|, |Britannicus,| |Octavia| |and| |Antonia,| |48| |A.D.,| |Caesarea,| |Cappadocia||AE| |21|
Claudius had three biological children, all three are depicted on this coin.
SH90912. Bronze AE 21, RPC I 3656; BMC Galatia, p. 46, 13 corr. (head of Claudius); Sydenham Caesarea 61 corr. (same); SNG Cop VII -; SNGvA -; SNG Tüb -; SNG Hunterian -, VF, weight 5.721 g, maximum diameter 21.3 mm, die axis 0o, Cappadocia, Caesarea (Kayseri, Turkey) mint, 48 A.D.; obverse KΛAYΔIOC KAICAP BPITANTNNIKOC, bare head of Britannicus left; reverse KAICAP ET H OKTAOYIA ANΩNIA, Octavia and Antonia standing facing one another, clasping hands, each holding cornucopia; very rare; SOLD


Judaean Kingdom, Herod Agrippa II, c. 49 - 95 A.D., for Claudius

|Claudius|, |Judaean| |Kingdom,| |Herod| |Agrippa| |II,| |c.| |49| |-| |95| |A.D.,| |for| |Claudius||AE| |23|
Paul was accused by Jewish leaders of blaspheming God, desecrating the temple, encouraging people to disobey Mosaic Law, sedition, insurrection, and creating riots against the government. Paul appealed, using his right as a Roman citizen for a decision from the Emperor in Rome. He was imprisoned in Caesarea Maritima awaiting transport to Rome. Agrippa and Bernice met with the Roman governor Festus a few days later. They held a hearing to discuss the charges. Paul described his conversion on the road to Damascus, then said, "I preached that they should repent and turn to God and prove their repentance by their deeds. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen—that the Christ would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to his own people and to the Gentiles." Festus thought Paul was out of his mind. He couldn’t understand why the Jewish leaders would bother with him. Agrippa said, "Are you trying to convert me?" Paul replied, "Short time or long - I pray God that not only you, but all who are listening to me today may become what I am, except for these chains." Agrippa and Festus later agreed Paul had not done anything that deserves death or imprisonment. Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar."
SH98712. Bronze AE 23, RPC Online I 4842; Hendin 6289; Meshorer TJC 350; Sofaer 83; Rosenberger III p. 47, 11, F, tooled, corrosion, pitting, encrustations, seldom seen better, weight 10.795 g, maximum diameter 23.1 mm, die axis 30o, Caesarea Paneas (Banias, Golan Heights) mint, pre-royal coinage, 53 - 54 A.D.; obverse TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head of Claudius left; reverse ANTONIA BRITANNICVS OCTAVIA, Brittanicus standing facing, flanked on left by Antonia, and on right by Octavia (the three children of Claudius), each holds a cornucopia; ex Ira & Larry Goldberg auction 123 (28 Sep 2021), lot 1334; ex The Stephan Fregger collection; Ex Agora Auctions; very rare; SOLD


Britannicus, Son of Claudius, b. 12 February 41 - d. 11 February 55 A.D.; Cyzicus, Mysia; His Sisters on Reverse

|Cyzicus|, |Britannicus,| |Son| |of| |Claudius,| |b.| |12| |February| |41| |-| |d.| |11| |February| |55| |A.D.;| |Cyzicus,| |Mysia;| |His| |Sisters| |on| |Reverse||AE| |12|
Tiberius Claudius Britannicus was born in 41 A.D., the son of Claudius I and his third wife, Messalina. Although the natural heir to the empire, Britannicus was passed over in favor of Nero who then had him murdered a year after his fathers' death. Octavia was Britannicus' older sister and Claudia Antonia was his older half-sister, the only child of Claudius with his second wife, Aelia Paetina.
RP87092. Bronze AE 12, RPC I 2248 (9 spec.), BMC Mysia -, SNG BnF -, SNG Cop -, SNGvA -, SNG Hunterian -, aVF, nice portraits, green patina, centered on a tight flan, light earthen encrustations, weight 1.579 g, maximum diameter 12.1 mm, die axis 0o, Cyzicus (Kapu Dagh, Turkey) mint, before 43 A.D.; obverse NEOC ΓEPMANIKOC (N reversed), bare head of Britannicus right, K - Y (Kyzikos) across field; reverse AN OKTA, confronted, draped busts of Claudia Antonia and Octavia; ex Savoca Numismatik, blue auction 3 (25 Nov 2017), lot 622; SOLD


Octavia, Augusta, 54 - 62 A.D., Sardes Lydia

|Sardes|, |Octavia,| |Augusta,| |54| |-| |62| |A.D.,| |Sardes| |Lydia||AE| |19|
Sardis was the capital of the Kingdom of Lydia, an important city of the Persian Empire, a Roman proconsul seat, and in later Roman and Byzantine times the metropolis of the province Lydia. In the Book of Revelation, Sardis, one of the Seven Churches of Asia, is admonished to be watchful and to strengthen since their works haven't been perfect before God. (Revelation 3:1-6).
RP114404. Bronze AE 19, GRPC Lydia IV 384, RPC Online I 2998 (5 spec.), SNG Cop -, BMC Lydia -, aF, parts of legends weak, porous, weight 5.454 g, maximum diameter 18.5 mm, die axis 0o, Sardes (Sart, Turkey) mint, Mindios (strategos for the 2nd time), c. 60 A.D.; obverse ΘEAN OKTAOYIAN (counterclockwise from upper left), draped bust right, wreathed with grain; reverse EΠI MINΔIOY (counterclockwise from upper right, under Mindios), Demeter standing half left, holding grain and transverse scepter, CAPΔIANΩN (upward on right), CTPA TO B (ligatures, strategos for the 2nd time) in left field; scarce; SOLD


Octavia (Wife of Nero, Daughter of Claudius), Perinthus, Thrace

|Perinthus|, |Octavia| |(Wife| |of| |Nero,| |Daughter| |of| |Claudius),| |Perinthus,| |Thrace||AE| |26|
RP05523. Bronze AE 26, RPC I 1750, SNG Cop -, aF, weight 7.06 g, maximum diameter 26.3 mm, Heraclea Perinthos (Marmara Ereglisi, Turkey) mint, struck during the reign of Nero, 54 - 59 A.D.; obverse OKTAIAC CEBACTHC, bust of Octavia right; reverse ΠEPINΘIΩN, three heads of grain between two poppies; very rare; SOLD


Mark Antony and Octavia, 39 B.C., Ephesos, Ionia

|Ephesus|, |Mark| |Antony| |and| |Octavia,| |39| |B.C.,| |Ephesos,| |Ionia||cistophoric| |tetradrachm|
The obverse legend abbreviates Consul Designatus, Iterum et Tertium, meaning Consul Elect for the second and third time. The reverse legend abbreviates Triumvir Reipublicae Constituendae, the title adopted in November of 43 B.C. by the three Caesarian leaders (Mark Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus) when they formed the Second Triumvirate to oppose the tyrannicides Brutus and Cassius.
SH86609. Silver cistophoric tetradrachm, RPC I 2202, Sydenham 1198, Crawford 263, RSC Octavia and M. Antony 3, Sear CRI 263, BMCRR East 135, SRCV I 1513, Choice gVF, toned, well centered, some die wear and rust, scratches, weight 11.723 g, maximum diameter 27.1 mm, die axis 0o, Ephesos (near Selcuk, Turkey) mint, summer - autumn 39 B.C.; obverse M ANTONIVS IMP COS DESIG ITER ET TERT (Consul Elect for the 2nd and 3rd time), conjoined head of Antony and bust of Octavia right, Antony nearer and wreathed in ivy, Octavia draped; reverse Dionysus standing half left on cista mystica, in his right hand, thyrsus in his left hand, flanked by two interlaced snakes with heads erect, III VIR (triumvir) downward on left, R P C (Reipublicae Constituendae) upward on right; SOLD


Mark Antony and Octavia, 39 B.C., Ephesos, Ionia

|Cistophori|, |Mark| |Antony| |and| |Octavia,| |39| |B.C.,| |Ephesos,| |Ionia||cistophoric| |tetradrachm|
Mark Antony is depicted on the obverse with the attributes of Dionysus.
SH24805. Silver cistophoric tetradrachm, RPC I 2201, Cohen 2 (35 Fr.), Sydenham 1197, Sear CRI 262, gVF, obverse grainy, weight 12.001 g, maximum diameter 26.9 mm, die axis 0o, Ephesos (near Selcuk, Turkey) mint, obverse M ANTONIVS IMP COS DESIG ITER ET TERT, head of Antony right, wreathed in ivy, lituus below, all within wreath of ivy and grapes; reverse III VIR R P C, bust of Octavia right on cista flanked by snakes; SOLD


Mark Antony and Octavia, 39 B.C., Ephesos, Ionia

|Cistophori|, |Mark| |Antony| |and| |Octavia,| |39| |B.C.,| |Ephesos,| |Ionia||cistophoric| |tetradrachm|
Triumvir Reipublicae Constituendae, abbreviated on this coin with III VIR R P C, was the title adopted in November of 43 B.C. by the three Caesarian leaders (Mark Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus) when they formed the Second Triumvirate to oppose the tyrannicides Brutus and Cassius.
SH85436. Silver cistophoric tetradrachm, RPC I 2202, Sydenham 1198, Crawford 263, RSC Octavia and M. Antony 3, Sear CRI 263, BMCRR East 135, SRCV I 1513, VF, well centered, toned, weight 12.035 g, maximum diameter 27.3 mm, die axis 0o, Ephesos (near Selçuk, Turkey) mint, summer - autumn 39 B.C.; obverse M ANTONIVS IMP COS DESIG ITER ET TERT, conjoined head of Antony and bust of Octavia right, Antony nearer and wreathed in ivy, Octavia draped; reverse Dionysus standing half left on cista mystica, in his right hand, thyrsus in his left hand, flanked by two interlaced snakes with heads erect, III VIR (triumvir) downward on left, R P C (Reipublicae Constituendae) upward on right; SOLD








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