IONIA, Smyrna. Britannicus(?). AD 41-55. Æ Hemiassarion (17mm, 3.99 g, 1h). Philistos and Eikadios, magistrates. Struck circa AD 50-54. VF.

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Lot: 354. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Bronze

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IONIA, Smyrna. Britannicus(?). AD 41-55. Æ Hemiassarion (17mm, 3.99 g, 1h). Philistos and Eikadios, magistrates. Struck circa AD 50-54. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Nike advancing right, carrying trophy over shoulder. Klose XXXI; RPC I 2476 (Nero as Caesar, under Claudius); SNG Copenhagen 1351; SNG von Aulock 7995. Dark brown patina, light smoothing. VF.

Ex Heritage 61297 (23 October 2022), lot 98095.

The authors of RPC dispute Klose's identification of the head on this coin as Britannicus, favoring instead an identification of Nero. Without an inscription, either is possible.

Closing Date and Time: 1 November 2023 at 11:57:40 ET.

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