RPC II, 2440

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 2440
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Issue LΕ = year 5
Dating AD 72/3
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΥ
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, right
Reverse inscription
Reverse design hawk standing, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 16 (15 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1950,1006.17 BMC 2739
2 2     NY
3 3     Schøyen
4 4     O: HCR34051 M 430
5 5     ✸ O: HCR34052 M 431
6 6     L: HPB,Unc.39 BMC 276
7 7     D 415
8 8     D 416 = Naville Numismatics 36, 3 Dec. 2017, lot 377 = Naville Numismatics 81, 7 May 2023, lot 384
9 9     Cologne Geissen 295
10 10     P: D 638
11 11     P: 1057
12 12     Naville Numismatics 22, 1 May 2016, lot 349
13 13     Naville Numismatics 19, 13 Dec. 2015, lot 333 = Naville 16, 12 July 2015, lot 384
14 14     A. Tricarico coll. (ex Savoca 17 Blue, 1-2 Mar. 2019, lot 1250)
15 15     A. Tricarico coll. (ex Savoca 106 Blue, 26-27 June 2021, lot 851)
16 16     Bochum: M 2099