RPC II, 2778

 

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Coin type
Volume II
Number 2778
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Domitian (Augustus)
Issue Saite (nome of Lower Egypt)
Dating L ΙΑ = year 11, AD 91/2
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΘΕΟ ΥΙΟϹ ΔΟΜΙΤ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ θεοῦ υἰὸς Δομιτιανὸς Σεβαστὸς Γερμανικός 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 ϹΑΕΙΤΗϹ ΝΟΜΟϹ, L ΙΑ
Edition Σαείτης νομὸς ἔτους ιαʹ Σαείτης νομὸς (ἔτους) ιαʹ
Translation Saite nome, of year 11
Reverse design Athena standing facing (?), head right, holding spear and shield resting on ground
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 11.87 g
Reference Weber and Geissen, pp. 243–4, no. Ι
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note Type continues under Trajan.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ D 6362
2 2     Naville Numismatics 89, 12 May 2024, lot 305