RPC I, 5125

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 5125
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Claudius
Person (obv.) Claudius (Augustus)
Issue LΒ = year 2
Dating AD 41/2
Obverse inscription ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙ ϹΕΒΑϹ ΓΕΡΜ
Edition Τιβέριος Κλαύδιος Καῖσαρ Σεβαστὸς Γερμανικός Τι(βέριος) Κλαύ(διος) Καῖ(σαρ) Σεβασ(τὸς) Γερμ(ανικός)
Translation Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design laureate head of Claudius, right; to right, lituus
Reverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ, L Β
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ ἔτους βʹ Αὐτοκρά(τωρ) (ἔτους) βʹ
Translation Emperor, of year 2
Reverse design Nike advancing, left, holding wreath and palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 4.25 g
Axis 11, 12
Specimens 9 (9 in the core collections)
Note There is a tiny lituus to the right of the neck, presumably to denote the denomination.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Dattari 132 = Naville Numismatics 79, 12 Feb. 2023, lot 294
2 2     L: 1844,0425.1535 BMC 80
4 4     Dattari 134 = Naville Numismatics 27, 27 Nov. 2016, lot 288
5 5     ✸ DS 6697 = Naville Numismatics 26, 23 Oct. 2016, lot 126
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     CNG EA 486, 24 Feb. 2021, lot 364
8 8     Naville Numismatics 83, 30 July 2023, lot 244
9 9     NY: 1944.100.69498
10 10     NY: 1944.100.69499