RPC X, — (unassigned; ID 76728)

 

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Coin type
Volume X
Number — (unassigned; ID 76728)
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Diocletian
Person (obv.) Galerius (Caesar)
Issue Diocletian Year 9 = Maximian Year 8 = Constantius and Galerius Year 1
Dating AD 292/3
Obverse inscription ΓΑΛ ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟϹ Κ
Edition Γαλέριος Μαξιμιανὸς Καῖσαρ Γαλ(έριος) Μαξιμιανὸς Κ(αῖσαρ)
Translation Galerius Maximianus Caesar
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Galerius, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription L Α, Γ(?)
Edition ἔτους αʹ γʹ (ἔτους) αʹ γʹ
Translation of year 1, 3rd (officina)
Reverse design Elpis advancing left, holding flower and raising skirt
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 7.48 g
Axis 12
Specimens 5 (0 in the core collections)
Note The letter is drawn as Ι, perhaps representing  Γ, rather than Β.

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
    A: 7121ε
    Cologne Geissen 3357
    ✸ D 6123 = Naville Numismatics 38, 11 Mar. 2018, lot 444
    DS 10784 = Naville Numismatics 39, 29 Apr. 2018, lot 394
    J. Aiello coll.