RPC II, 2458

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 2458
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Issue L ΕΝΑΤ or L Θ = year 9
Dating AD 76/7
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 ΖΕΥΣ ΣΑΡΑΠΙΣ, L ΕΝΑΤ
Edition Ζεὺς Σάραπις (ἔτους) ἐνάτ(ου)
Translation Zeus Sarapis, of year nine
Reverse design Zeus-Sarapis standing, left; at feet, Cerberus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 11.98 g
Axis 12
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1887,0704.39 BMC 259
2 2     ✸ D 404 = Naville Numismatics 60, 27 Sept. 2020, lot 218
3 3     D 405
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     P: 1078