RPC II, 1486

 

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Coin type
Volume II
Number 1486
Province Uncertain
Region Uncertain
City Uncertain mint of Asia Minor of AD 77/78
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Domitian (Caesar)
Issue Domitian cos V
Dating AD 77 or 78
Obverse inscription CAESAR DOMITIANVS AVG F
Edition Caesar Domitianus Aug(usti) f(ilius)
Translation Caesar Domitian, son of Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Domitian, right
Reverse inscription COS V PRINCEPS IVVENTVT S C
Edition Co(n)s(ul) V Princeps Iuventut(is) S(enatus) C(onsulto)
Translation Consul for the fifth time, prince of the youth, by decree of the Senate
Reverse design Spes advancing left, extending right hand and holding dress with left hand
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 8.31 g
Axis 6, 11, 12
Reference Kraay 13
External URI(s) http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_1(2).ves.1519
Specimens 7 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 2: same obv. die as 1484A/1.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O Kraay, pl. XXIII, 16
2 2     ✸ A. Tricarico coll. (ex Rauch 94, 9 Apr. 2014, lot 418))
3 3     B: 18232915
4 4     B: 18232916
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     NY: 2009.3.5
7 7     A. Tricarico coll. (ex Rönesans Salzgitter 5, 13 Oct. 2023, lot 472)