RPC I, 5371

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 5371
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Otho
Person (obv.) Otho (Augustus)
Issue Year 1
Dating 15 January – 25 April 69
Obverse inscription ΜΑΡΚ ΟΘΩΝ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ ΑΥΤ
Edition Μᾶρκος Ὄθων Καῖσαρ Σεβαστὸς Αὐτοκράτωρ Μᾶρκ(ος) Ὄθων Καῖσ(αρ) Σεβ(αστὸς) Αὐτ(οκράτωρ)
Translation Marcus Otho Caesar Augustus Emperor
Obverse design laureate head of Otho, right
Reverse inscription L Α
Edition ἔτους αʹ (ἔτους) αʹ
Translation of year 1
Reverse design canopus standing, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 4.17 g
Axis 12
Specimens 10 (8 in the core collections)
Note B 1864/28662, given to 5371, belongs to 5370.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     CNG Triton XXVIII, 14 Jan. 2025, lot 497 = Dattari 331 = Naville Numismatics 26, 23 Oct. 2016, lot 130
2 2     B: 28662
3 3     Roma Numismatics EA 66, 9 Jan. 2020, lot 704
4 4     F. Muthafar coll.
5 5     ✸ L: 1844,0425.2435 BMC 216
6 6     CNG EA 189, 11 June 2008, lot 136
7 7     Peus 420, 1 Nov. 2017, lot 245
8 8     NY: 1944.100.53692
9 9     Astarte 23, 28 Oct. 2024, lot 285
10 10     Astarte 24, 10 June 2025, lot 202