RPC II, 2559

 

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Coin type
Volume II
Number 2559
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, L Η
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσαρ Δομιτιανὸς Σεβ(αστὸς) Γερμ(ανικὸς) (ἔτους) ηʹ
Translation Emperor Caesar Domitian Augustus Germanicus, of year 8
Obverse design laureate head of Domitian, right
Reverse inscription
Reverse design griffin seated, right, with wheel
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 4.20 g
Axis 11, 12
Specimens 9 (5 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cologne Geissen 361
2 2     D 608
3 3     ✸ P: 1141 SNG 916
4 4     NY
5 5     A. Tricarico coll. (ex Savoca 24th Blue , 21 Sept. 2019, lot 1157)
6 6     Leu EA 16, 22 May 2021, lot 2063 = Leu EA 17, 14 Aug. 2021, lot 2102
7 7     C. Scarlioli coll.
8 8     Naville Numismatics 87, 11 Feb. 2024, lot 328
9 9     A. Tricarico coll. (ex Savoca 225th Monthly Silver, 28 July 2024, lot 234)