JUDAEA, Roman Administration. Diva Poppaea and Diva Claudia. Died 65 CE and 63 CE. Æ 3 Units (20mm, 6.27 g, 12h). Caesarea Panias mint. Struck under Nero, 65-68 CE. VF.

Electronic Auction 525 – Session 1
Lot: 710. Estimated: $ 200

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JUDAEA, Roman Administration. Diva Poppaea and Diva Claudia. Died 65 CE and 63 CE. Æ 3 Units (20mm, 6.27 g, 12h). Caesarea Panias mint. Struck under Nero, 65-68 CE. Distyle temple set upon high podium, containing statue of Diva Poppaea seated left / Hexastyle temple set upon high podium, containing statue of Diva Claudia left on basis. Meshorer, Caesarea pl. 7, H; Meshorer 354; Hendin 6300; RPC I 4846; Sofaer 87. Earthen dark green surfaces, minor roughness. VF.

From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from Amphora Coins (David Hendin), 19 Novmber 2011.

The obverse of this coin honors Poppaea, Nero’s (and previously Otho’s) wife. In January of 63 CE she gave birth to Claudia, who survived only four months. This is the only coinage issued in the name of Nero’s daughter. According to Suetonius, Nero killed Poppaea, while pregnant with another child, by violently kicking her in the abdomen.

Closing Date and Time: 19 October 2022 at 13:56:20 ET.

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