RPC I, 5107

 

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Coin type
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 LΒ
Reverse design crescent
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 11 mm
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.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ O: HCR33924
2 2     Dattari 109 = RIN 1900, p. 380, no. 109
3 3     NY: 1944.100.69627
4 4     NY: 1944.100.69628
5 5     B: 18233756, Löbb
6 6     B: 18233757, Löbb
7 7     Cop SNG 52
8 8     L
9 9     Demetrio 3598
10 10     MünzZentrum 52 12 Nov. 1984 lot 92 (Gaius Caesar)