RPC II, 2479

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 2479
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Domitian (Augustus)
Issue LΒ = year 2
Dating AD 82/3
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΥ ΣΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκ(ράτορος) Καίσαρος Δομιτιανοῦ Σεβ(αστοῦ)
Translation of Emperor Caesar Domitian Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Domitian, right
Reverse inscription ΕΤΟΥΣ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΟΥ
Edition ἔτους δευτέρου
Translation of year two
Reverse design Athena standing, right, brandishing spear and with shield
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 11.16 g
Axis 12
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     D 445
2 2     ✸ Empire 8, 1987, lot 382
3 3     DS 6719 (corrected from 6720)
4 4     A. Tricarico coll. (ex Gorny & Mosch EA 301, 21 Feb. 2024, lot 138)