RPC II, 2776

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 2776
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Domitian (Augustus)
Issue Memphite (nome of Lower Egypt)
Dating L ΙΑ = year 11, AD 91/2
Obverse inscription [ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΘΕΟ ΥΙΟϹ ΔΟΜΙΤ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ]
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Θεο(ῦ) υἰὸς Δομιτ(ιανὸς) Σεβ(αστὸς) Γερμ(ανικός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Son of a God Domitian Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design laureate (corn-ears) head of Domitian, right
Reverse inscription ΝΟΜΟϹ ΜΕΜ[ΦΕΙΤΗϹ], [L] ΙΑ
Edition νόμος Μεμφείτης (ἔτους) ιαʹ
Translation nome of Memphis, of year 11
Reverse design Isis standing, left, holding sceptre and uraeus (?); behind her, Apis bull
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 14.15 g
Reference Weber and Geissen, p. 213, no. Ι.1
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     D 6295 = Naville Numismatics 66, 27 June 2021, lot 274
2 2     ✸ DS 10999 = Naville Numismatics 65, 30 May 2021, lot 329