RPC VII.2, 3676

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3676
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)
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Δέκ(ιμος) Καῖλ(ος) Βαλβῖνος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Decimus Caelius Balbinus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Balbinus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription L Α
Edition (ἔτους) αʹ
Translation of year 1
Reverse design Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm over shoulder
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 12.07 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference D 4684
Specimens 7 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18275241, 1892/96
2 2     NY: 1944.100.64921
3 3     V: GR 25222
4 4     A: 3962 (Demetriou)
5 5     CNG 109, 12 Sept. 2018, lot 513
6 6     D 4684
7 7     ✸ Roma Numismatics 10, 27 Sept. 2015, lot 635