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 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 νόμος (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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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ D 6362
2 2     Naville Numismatics 89, 12 May 2024, lot 305