RPC II, 2421A

 

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Coin type
Volume II
Number 2421A
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Issue LΒ = year 2
Dating AD 69/70
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΥ
Edition Αὐτοκ(ράτορος) Καίσ(αρος) Σεβα(στοῦ) Οὐεσπασιανοῦ
Translation of Emperor Caesar Augustus Vespasian
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, right
Reverse inscription L Β
Edition (ἔτους) βʹ
Translation of year 2
Reverse design griffin seated, right, paw on wheel
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 2.97 g
Reference D 409 ('LB?')
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note Confirmation required: date and inscriptions illegible. See note on RPC 2421 (where O409 is a mistake for D409)
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
2 2     ✸ D 409 = Naville Numismatics 69, 14 Nov. 2021, lot 193