RPC VII.2, 3678

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3678
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 Nike seated left, holding wreath and palm
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 12
Reference BMC 1844; M 3312
Specimens 7 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1860,0327.215 BMC 1844
2 2     B: 18275242, 1892/96
3 3     O: HCR30804 M 3312
4 4     ✸ CNG EA 378, 13 July 2016, lot 388
5 5     DS 10173
6 6     Hirsch 317, 18 Feb. 2016, lot 2322
7 7     Boston: 1985.1242