RPC II, 2695

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 2695
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Domitian (Augustus)
Issue LΙΓ = year 13
Dating AD 93/4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΘΕΟ(Υ) ΥΙΟϹ ΔΟΜΙΤ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) θεοῦ υἰὸς Δομιτ(ιανὸς) Σεβ(αστὸς) Γερμ(ανικός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Son of the Divine Domitian Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design laureate head of Domitian, right
Reverse inscription L ΙΓ
Edition (ἔτους) ιγʹ
Translation of year 13
Reverse design emperor in centaur biga, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Average weight 29.76 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note Emperor is togate, and holds sceptre and raises his r. hand. The centaurs hold spears,palm branches and Nikai; and one turns back towards the emperor. The type isrepeated on coins of years 14 and 15.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     D 452
2 2     ✸ Leu EA 16, 22 May 2021, lot 2066