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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 24628105, member: 87809&quot;]Never heard before of Blaundus...</p><p>Blaundus / Blaundos was a colony of Macedonian soldiers probably established by the Seleucid kings. The city was located on the border of Phrygia and Lydia. While Blaundus never became particularly important, it’s a city founded in the wake of Alexander the Great. The city was under control of the Kingdom of Pergamon after Alexander the Great and later of the Roman Empire. It was known in ancient times as the land of beautiful horses and beautiful vineyards.</p><p><br /></p><p>Actually, even though the references either assign this coin to Nero, who after adoption was called Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus, or just describe the obverse as Nero and date the coin to ca. 55 AD, that is, about five years after his adoption by emperor Claudius in 50 AD, whose name by the way was also Tiberius Claudius Nero. Even found some that say that the magistrate is Tiberius Claudius Calligenes. So, of course I&#039;m again a bit confused<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>Æ Hemiassarion</p><p>Lydia, Conventus of Sardis, Blaundus, ca. 55 AD; Magistrate Calligenes</p><p><br /></p><p>17x18 mm, 5.94 g</p><p>RPC I 3059; BMC 63-65; SNG Copenhagen 85; SNG von Aulock 2925;GRPC Lydia 99;</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv.: ΝΕΡΩΝ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ Bare-headed and draped bust of Nero to r. Border of dots</p><p>Rev.: ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥ (Tiberius Claudius) Apollo standing r., holding plectrum and lyre ΚΑΛΛΙΓΕΝΗΣ ΒΛΑΥΝΔΕΩΝ (Calligenes of Blaundus). Border of dots.</p><p><br /></p><p>Picture courtesy Heritage</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1566240[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1566241[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Please share any info and/or coins related <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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