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| Uitgever | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Jaar | 59-60 |
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| Referentie(s) | RIC I#615, OCRE#ric.1(2).ner.615, RPC I#3644, Syd Malloy#81, Ganschow I#58 |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Latin |
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| Rand | Plain |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Struck at the Caesarean mint in Cappadocia, this issue commemorates Nero's Armenian settlement of 59–60 AD, when the Roman general Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo expelled the Parthian-backed king Tiridates and installed the Roman client Tigranes V on the Armenian throne. It was a genuine strategic victory, and Nero accepted the title Armeniacus — though ancient sources, including Tacitus, note he was quietly reluctant to advertise a triumph won entirely by a subordinate.
The Caesarean mint produced coins primarily for troop pay in the eastern legions. Provincial didrachms of this type rarely made it far beyond the region.