Image of specimen #1 |
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Volume | I |
Number | 5107 |
Province | Egypt |
Region | Egypt |
City | Alexandria |
Reign | Caligula |
Issue | Coins doubtfully attributed to Caligula |
Obverse inscription | |
Obverse design | radiate bust of Caligula (?) |
Reverse inscription | L Β |
Edition | (ἔτους) βʹ |
Translation | of year 2 |
Reverse design | crescent |
Metal | copper-based alloy |
Average diameter | 11 mm |
Average weight | 0.80 g |
Axis | 12 |
Reference | Savio, no. 2 |
Specimens | 10 (7 in the core collections) |
Note | See A. Burnett, 'The Alexandrian coinage of Caligula', in D. Gerin, A. Geissen and M. Amandry (eds), Aegyptiaca serta in Soheir Bakhoum memoriam. Mélanges de numismatique, d’iconographie et d’histoire, Collezioni Numismatiche 7 (Milano, 2008), pp. 45-7. |