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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 2809814, member: 75937"]Backtracking! We forgot <b>Claudia Leucas</b>!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]657116[/ATTACH]</p><p>Claudius and Agrippina II vs Trajan and Plotina</p><p>Roman Provincial AE 15.2 mm, 3.06 gm</p><p>Syria: Coele-Syria, Claudia Leucas (Balanea)</p><p>Obv: ΛΕVΚΑΔΙ<font size="6">ω</font>Ν, radiate head of emperor, right</p><p>Rev: Τ<font size="6">ω</font>ΝΚΑI ΚΛΑVΔΙΑΙ<font size="6">ω</font>Ν, head of empress, right, wearing crescent.</p><p>Refs: SGI 508; BMC 20, p. 296, no. 1, pl. XXXVII, 1; Lindgren I 2180; RPC I 4465</p><p><br /></p><p>Sear and the British Museum attribute this issue to Claudius and Agrippina II.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, as noted by Imhoof-Blumer, and reiterated by RPC, the obverse bust has Trajan's features, with a similarity to other coins of Trajan from Claudia Leucas (Balanea) and they attribute it to Trajan and Plotina. In addition, the reverse has the facial features and hairstyle of Plotina.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 2809814, member: 75937"]Backtracking! We forgot [B]Claudia Leucas[/B]! [ATTACH=full]657116[/ATTACH] Claudius and Agrippina II vs Trajan and Plotina Roman Provincial AE 15.2 mm, 3.06 gm Syria: Coele-Syria, Claudia Leucas (Balanea) Obv: ΛΕVΚΑΔΙ[SIZE=6]ω[/SIZE]Ν, radiate head of emperor, right Rev: Τ[SIZE=6]ω[/SIZE]ΝΚΑI ΚΛΑVΔΙΑΙ[SIZE=6]ω[/SIZE]Ν, head of empress, right, wearing crescent. Refs: SGI 508; BMC 20, p. 296, no. 1, pl. XXXVII, 1; Lindgren I 2180; RPC I 4465 Sear and the British Museum attribute this issue to Claudius and Agrippina II. However, as noted by Imhoof-Blumer, and reiterated by RPC, the obverse bust has Trajan's features, with a similarity to other coins of Trajan from Claudia Leucas (Balanea) and they attribute it to Trajan and Plotina. In addition, the reverse has the facial features and hairstyle of Plotina.[/QUOTE]
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