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Coin ID #5502

Kibyra (AD 54-68) AE 19 - Marcellus

Time of Nero, 54-68 AD. AE19 (4.66g, 6h). Marcellus, legate(?). MAP KEΛΛOC, bare head of Marcellus right / KIBY PATΩN, eagle standing left on altar, head right. VF, black-green patina with traces of olive encrustation. Very rare. Ex Villemur Coll.; ex Malter XXXIV (12/1986), lot 371; ex Knobloch Coll. (Stack's, 6/1970), lot 376.

Other than that his name was Marceullus, the identity of and office held by the individual depicted on this issue is uncertain. Certainly he held office worthy of this coinage, but during this period, no Marcellus is known to have served as a proconsul in Asia, nor is there any other reference to such an individual having served in any other important capacity. The only possibility that seems plausible is that he was a legate dispatched to attend to some important duty in Asia in the mid-1st century AD.

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Filename:image00494.jpg
City/Mint name:Kibyra
Rating (1 votes):00000
Keywords:roman / bronze
References:RPC I 2890; Imhoof-Blumer, KM 27 and pl. VIII, 14 (same obv. die); SNG von Aulock 8397 (Time of Tiberius); Weber 7060
Valuation:CNG Triton XI (1/2008), lot 494 ($4,000 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:63 KiB
Date added:Nov 26, 2008
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