RPC VII.2, 3672

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3672
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 eagle standing left, head right, holding wreath in beak
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference D 4690
Specimens 10 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: AA.GR.19188
2 2     P: 3113
3 3     B: 18275246, 1863/28628
4 4     ✸ NY: 1944.100.64927
5 5     A: 3965 (Demetriou)
6 6     D 4690
7 7     DS 10179
8 8     Empire Coins 7, 2 May 1987, lot 213 = Schulman NY, 6 June 1969 (Mabbott coll.), lot 3567
9 9     Naville Numismatics 40, 27 May 2018, lot 329 = M&M GmbH 12, 10 Apr. 2003, lot 642
10 10     A. Tomaszewski coll.