The Roman Temple of Vesta on a Coin from Caesarea Paneas

Abstract

A bronze coin uniquely commemorating the deified Poppaea Sabina, second wife of the emperor
Nero, and their apotheosized infant daughter, Claudia Augusta, is widely believed have been
struck in Caesarea Paneas (Banyas), either by Agrippa II or, possibly, as a civic issue. The motifs
on both sides comprise female cult images set within classical temples. The temple linked to
Claudia is recognized as an actual building, the Temple of Vesta in Rome.