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Lot number: 570

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Poppaea. AE 15; Poppaea; Poppaea, Phrygia, Acmonea, Second Issue, c. 62 BC, AE 15, 2.71g. RPC-3175 (16 spec.). Obv: ΠΟΠΠAIA ΣEBAΣΤΗ Draped bust of Poppaea r.; on shoulder, lion; ears of wheat in wreath. Rx: City name and legend of L. Servenius Capito and his wife Iulia Severa; Artemis advancing r. drawing arrow and holding bow; below, small figure of Nike with palm and wreath.It is unusual to find a single portrait of the Empress Poppaea, who was, to the say the least, not well-treated by her husband Nero. VF

Estimate: 250 USD