Beschreibung
Erhaltung: vf- | Abkürzungen
Katalognummer: Cohen- | RIC 389 | BMC| Sear- (cf. 1952)
Durchmesser: 34,00 mm
weight 24,05gram. | orichalcum Ø 34mm.
obv. Head of Nero, laureate, left small globe at point of neck, surrounded
by the legend NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P
rev. Ceres, right, veiled and draped, seated left, holding corn-ears and torch,
facing Annona, draped, standing right, right hand resting on hip, left holding
cornucopiae in center, modius on garlanded altar right behind, ships stern,
surrounded by the legend ANNONA AVGVSTI CERES, S C in exergue
The reverse of this coin is clearly dedicated to the grain supply. The great city of Rome and other cities depended on grain supplies from the provinces for food, especially by ship from Africa. For example, Ceres is the goddess of agriculture, in particular grain, while Annona mainly symbolized the annual supply of this grain. Under Emperor Nero we see the combination of Annona as an emissary of Ceres depicted for the first time, with clear symbols such as the cornucopiae, modius (grain measure) and ships bow.
Cohen- | RIC 389 | BMC| Sear- (cf. 1952) RR
Minor roughness and weakness. Very rare.
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