RPC II, 2490

 

Image of specimen #14

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 2490
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Domitian (Augustus)
Issue LΓ = year 3
Dating AD 83/4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΣΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Καῖσαρ Δομιτιανὸς Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Domitian Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Domitian, right
Reverse inscription ΕΤΟΥΣ ΤΡΙΤΟΥ
Edition ἔτους τρίτου
Translation of the third year
Reverse design bust of Isis, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 8.38 g
Axis 12
Specimens 15 (14 in the core collections)
Note The obv. legend ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΥ ΣΕΒ occurs on NY 1944.100.53826. This is otherwise found only ontetradrachms of year 1. Perhaps an old die was inadvertently used in year 2; the diameter is the same.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 303
2 2     Cologne Geissen 336
3 3     P: 1116 SNG 885
4 4     Amsterdam: 9097
5 5     P: D 628
6 6     P: D 761
7 7     Naville Numismatics 43, 23 Sept. 2018, lot 254
8 8     Naville Numismatics 18, 1 Nov. 2015, lot 301
9 9     Leeds-UL: 135
10 10     A. Tricarico coll.
11 11     A. Tricarico coll. (ex Leu EA 16, lot 2058; Künker 365, 4 Apr. 2022, lot 5297)
12 12     Leu EA 24, 3 Dec. 2022, lot 2376
13 13     M. Shenoda coll.
14 14     ✸ Naville Numismatics 84, 8 Oct. 2023, lot 242
15 15     Cologne D 506