|
|
Image of specimen #3 |
URI | https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/2/2474 json ttl rdf xml epidoc |
Volume | II |
Number | 2474 |
Province | Egypt |
Region | Egypt |
City | Alexandria |
Reign | Domitian |
Person (obv.) | Domitian (Augustus) |
Issue | LΒ = year 2 |
Dating | AD 82/3 |
Obverse inscription | ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΥ ΣΕΒ |
Edition | Αὐτοκ(ράτορος) Καίσαρος Δομιτιανοῦ Σεβ(αστοῦ) |
Translation | of Emperor Caesar Domitian Augustus |
Obverse design | laureate head of Domitian, right |
Reverse inscription | ΝΙΛΟΣ, L Β |
Edition | Νῖλος (ἔτους) βʹ |
Translation | Nile, of year 2 |
Reverse design | bust of Nilus, lotus on shoulder, right |
Metal | debased silver |
Average diameter | 27 mm |
Average weight | 12.36 g |
Axis | 1 |
Specimens | 3 (0 in the core collections) |
Note | Geissen suggested that that the legend reads Ν[ΕΙ]ΛΟΣ but ΝΙΛΟΣ is now clear, as was the spelling on the coins of Titus. |