RPC II, 2549

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 2549
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Domitian (Augustus)
Issue LΗ = year 8
Dating AD 88/9
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΣΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσαρ Δομιτιανός Σεβ(αστός) Γερμ(ανικὸς)
Translation Emperor Caesar Domitian Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design laureate head of Domitian, right
Reverse inscription L Η
Edition (ἔτους) ηʹ
Translation of year 8
Reverse design bust of Nilus, right, lotos on shoulder; before, small genius
Metal silver
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.84 g
Axis 12
Specimens 7 (3 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY
2 2     NY
3 3     NY
4 4     D 441
5 5     MünzZentrum 52, 1984, lot 383
6 6     ✸ A. Tricarico coll. (ex DS 6715 = Naville Numismatics 54, 15 Dec. 2019, lot 270)
7 7     Kölner Münzkabinett 122, 4 Oct. 2024, lot 196