Thessalonica in Macedonia, 54-68 AD., Nero, Æ 27, RPC 1599 var.

Thessalonica in Macedonia, Nero, 54-68 AD.,
Æ 27 (27-31 mm / 20,02 g), bronze, axes near coin alignment ↑↓ (ca. 200°),
Obv.: NEPΩN KΛAYΔIOΣ KAIΣA[P] , his bare head facing right.
Rev.: ΘEΣΣAΛO - NEIKEΩN , Nero, as Apollo Citharoedus, advancing r. in flying robes, playing lyre.
RPC I, 1599 var. (obverse legend - a slip?, otherwise 2 pieces listed) ; same dies: Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG Auction 59 (04.04.2011), no. 1878, see http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=470416 .

Sueton (Nero 21,25) mentions these types from Rome and provincial mints: "Statuas suas Citharoedico habitu posuit, qua nota etiam nummum percussit." - showing Nero's self-identification with Apollo.