RPC II, 2812

 

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Coin type
Volume II
Number 2812
Province Uncertain
Region Uncertain
City Uncertain
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Titus (Caesar) ; Domitian (Caesar)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ ΟΥΕϹ[ ] ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Οὐεσ[---] Καῖσαρ Σεβαστός
Translation Emperor Vesp[---] Caesar Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, left
Reverse inscription ΤΙΤΟϹ ΚΑΙ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Τίτος καὶ Δομιτιανός
Translation Titus and Domitian
Reverse design bare heads of Titus and Domitian facing one another
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 10.51 g
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 13 (0 in the core collections)
Note 1-3: probably same pair of dies and probably rev. die as 2812/1-5. The editors of the SNG Schweiz II tentatively attributed these coins to Crete, which seems unlikely. A Cicilian mint is a possibility. It is not clear if the two different series were intended to pass for two different denominations, as one seems heavier and larger than the other. However, they seem to share a rev. die.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Schøyen (ex Spink/Galerie des Monnaies, Geneva, 15–16 Feb. 1977, lot 313)
2 2     Bern SNG Righetti 510
3 3     Peus 410, 31 Oct.–1 Nov. 2013, lot 739 = Hirsch 172, 1991, lot 599 = Hirsch 167, 1990, lot 887 = Peus 410–411, 31 Oct. 2013, lot 739
4 4     Aufhäuser 9, 1992, lot 291 = Leu 4, 25 May 2019, lot 521
5 5     Hirsch 187, 1995, lot 1142
6 6     Tübingen SNG 4744
7 7     ✸ A. Tricarico coll. = CNG EA 219, 30 Sept. 2009, lot 360 = Righetti coll.
8 8     MM Deutschland 19, 16 May 2006, lot 471
9 9     CNG EA 239, 25 Aug. 2010, lot 441 = CNG EA 239, 25 Aug. 2010, lot 441
10 10     CGT coll. Roma E-Sale 17, 25 Apr. 2015, lot 419; ex EA 277, 11 Apr. 2012, lot 171
11 11     Hirsch 281, 2–4 May 2012, lot 722 = Hirsch 281, 2 May 2012, lot 722
12 12     CNG EA 304, 12 June 2013, lot 318 = CNG EA 304, 12 June 2013, lot 318
13 13     Solidus 89, 16 Nov. 2021, lot 1158