RPC VII.2, 3668

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3668
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Pupienus and Balbinus
Person (obv.) Balbinus (Augustus)
Issue LΑ = year 1
Dating AD 238
Obverse inscription Α Κ ΔΕΚ ΚΑΙΛ ΒΑΛΒΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ(Β)
Nominative Imperator Caesar Decimus Caelius Balbinus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Balbinus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription L Α
Reverse design Athena seated left, holding Nike and spear; shield leaning against the throne
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference D 4681; M 3307; Geissen 2610
Specimens 10 (5 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 3108
2 2     G SNG 4502
3 3     Mu SNG 1576
4 4     NY: 1944.100.64918
5 5     O: HCR30802 M 3307
6 6     Cologne Geissen 2610
7 7     CNG 105, 10 May 2017, lot 641
8 8     ✸ CNG 94, 18 Sept. 2013, lot 947 = Jencek Historical Enterprise 3, 14 Feb. 2012, lot 97
9 9     Figari & Mosconi 1379 = Auctiones AG 7, 7 June 1977, lot 482 = D 4681
10 10     Naville Numismatics 50, 23 June 2019, lot 234