RPC VII.2, 3679

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3679
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 ΕΥ(Ϲ)
Nominative Imperator Caesar Decimus Caelius Balbinus Pius
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Balbinus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription L Α
Reverse design Nilus reclining left, holding cornucopia and reed
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 22 mm
Axis 12
Reference BMC 1846; DS 10175; Geissen 2612
Specimens 9 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1844,0425.2548.S BMC 1846
2 2     ✸ B: 18275236, 1892/847
3 3     NY: 1944.100.64924
4 4     NY: 1974.26.4254
5 5     Cologne Geissen 2612
6 6     CNG, Triton 12, 6 Jan. 2009, lot 726
7 7     Elsen 134, 9 Sept. 2017, lot 577 = Emporium Hamburg 50, 13 Nov. 2003, lot 530
8 8     Figari & Mosconi 1382 = Aretusa 4, 22 Mar. 1996, lot 596 = Ars et Nummus FPL Sept.–Oct. 1973, lot 407 = DS 10175
9 9     Schenk-Behrens 80, 12 Sept. 2000, lot 275