RPC VII.2, 3684

 

Image of specimen #4

 

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)
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 Zeus seated left, holding patera and sceptre; at left, eagle
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 12
Reference BMC 1840; DS 10178
Specimens 8 (1 in the core collections)

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