RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 75836)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 75836)
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 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
Translation of year 1
Reverse design Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm; to left or right, star
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 7.56 g
Axis 12
Specimens 5 (0 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

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    Michigan Karanis 50831
    Michigan Karanis 50832
    Michigan Karanis 50833
    D 5602
    ✸ Kölner Münzkabinett EA 7, 5 June 2021, lot 230