Koinon of Thessaly, Livia
110,00 €
Description
Thessaly, Koinon, Livia (died 29 AD), issued under Claudius (41 – 54 AD). Antigonos, strategos. Veiled female head (Livia?) left, wearing stephane / ANTIΓONOY ΣTPATHΓOY; the nymph Larissa standing left, holding ball in her right hand, monogram to left.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE25 |
| Weight [g]: | 8,88 |
| Grade: | aVF/gF |
| Attribution: | Burrer Em. 1, Series 2, 37 (A11/R31); BCD Thessaly II 924.2 (same obv. die); RPC 1434 |
| Commentary: | rare; green patina, off-center, good portrait |
Historical Context
As a wife, mother and grandmother of the emperor the influence of Livia stretched over nearly a century of Roman history.
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