RPC II, 2666

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 2666
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Domitian (Augustus)
Issue LΙΑ = year 11
Dating AD 91/2
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΔΟΜΙΤ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσαρ Δομιτ(ιανὸς) Σεβ(αστὸς) Γερμ(ανικός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Domitian Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design laureate head of Domitian, right
Reverse inscription L ΙΑ
Edition (ἔτους) ιαʹ
Translation of year 11
Reverse design altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 4.17 g
Specimens 7 (1 in the core collections)
Note The distinction between year 11 (ΙΑ) and 14 (ΙΔ) is, as ever, hard to make. A new entry has now been made for year 14, although it remains somewhat unsure.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY
2 2     MünzZentrum 52, 1984, lot 369
3 3     ✸ A. Tricarico coll. (ex Naville Numismatics 29, 26 Feb. 2017, lot 368, ex Dattari)
4 4     D 538
5 5     DS 6765
6 6     Naville Numismatics 51, 21 July 2019, lot 245
7 7     Naville Numismatics 70, 12 Dec. 2021, lot 216, ex Leu sale 16, 2065