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Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch; Nero with legionary c/m (Legio XII Fulminata)
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Description
Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch, Nero (54-68 AD). IM NER CLA CAESAR; laureate head right / SC; countermark: XII (Legio XII Fulminata).
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE27 |
| Weight [g]: | 16,04 |
| Grade: | gF/gF c/m: aVF |
| Attribution: | RPC 4307; McAlee 295; for c/m: Howgego 737 |
| Commentary: | bronze surfaces, rare and clear legionary c/m |
Historical Context
In 75 AD, the XII Fulminata was in the Caucasus, where Emperor Vespasian had sent the legion to support the allied kingdoms of Iberia and Albania; an inscription presumably from this period has been found in modern-day Azerbaijan - the eastern most Roman inscription ever found.
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