RPC VII.2, 3684

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3684
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 Zeus seated left, holding patera and sceptre; at left, eagle
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 12.36 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 1840; DS 10178
Specimens 8 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1862,1021.1 BMC 1840
2 2     A: 3958 (Demetriou)
3 3     A: 3959 (Demetriou)
4 4     ✸ DS 10178 = Naville Numismatics 54, 15 Dec. 2019, lot 340
5 5     J. Aiello coll.
6 6     Lanz 161, 7 Dec. 2015, lot 428
7 7     Naville Numismatics 29, 26 Feb. 2017, lot 431
8 8     Savoca EA 31 Silver, 10 Mar. 2019, lot 355 = Naville Numismatics 41, 24 June 2018, lot 286