RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 75828)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 75828)
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Carus
Person (obv.) Numerian (Caesar)
Issue Year 1
Dating AD 282/3
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ Α ΝΟΥΜΕΡΙΑΝΟϹ Κ Ϲ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Νουμεριανὸς Κάρος? Σεβαστός Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Νουμεριανὸς Κ(άρος?) Σ(εβαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Numerianus Carus? Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Numerian, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Α
Edition ἔτους αʹ (ἔτους) αʹ
Translation of year 1
Reverse design eagle standing left between two standards, head right, spreading wings, holding wreath in beak; above, star
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 8.07 g
Axis 11, 12
Specimens 23 (8 in the core collections)
Note Many of the coins of this year may have been overstruck: characteristics include large flans, types not fully struck up, cracks in flans, etc. See e.g. Karanis 49162, 49163
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
— —     ✸ P: 3707
— —     G SNG 4839
— —     NY: 1944.100.64042
— —     NY: 1935.117.820
— —     NY: 1944.100.64040
— —     O: HCR32290 M 4694
— —     O: HCR32291 M 4695
— —     O: HCR32292 M 4696
— —     Bern Kapossy, Alex 357
— —     Leeds-UL: 251
— —     Michigan Karanis 50834
— —     Michigan Karanis 50835
— —     Michigan Karanis 50838
— —     Michigan Karanis 50839
— —     Michigan Karanis 50844
— —     Michigan Karanis 50846
— —     Michigan Karanis 50847
— —     Michigan Karanis 50851
— —     Michigan Karanis 50852
— —     Michigan Karanis 50854
— —     Michigan Karanis 50855
— —     D 5605
— —     J. Aiello coll.