RPC IV.4, 2526

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 2526
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Faustina II (Augusta)
Issue Year Γ = 3
Dating AD 162/3
Obverse inscription ΦΑΥϹΤΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Edition Φαυστῖνα Σεβαστή
Translation Faustina Augusta
Obverse design draped bust of Faustina II, right
Reverse inscription L Γ
Edition (ἔτους) γʹ
Translation of year 3
Reverse design serpent with head of Sarapis erect, right, wearing kalathos, enfolding caduceus and club surmounted by hawk
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 9.46 g
Axis 10
Reference D 3632 corr., pl. XXII (rev.)
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same rev. die as 2533/1, 3.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Cop: 554 (rev.)
2 2     D 3632 corr., pl. XXII (rev.)