Alexandria: Vespasian (69-79 AD) [ ALSK_0260 ]
Categorisation
Materiality
Die properties
| Obverse | Reverse | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Kopf des Vespasian mit Lorbeerkranz nach rechts | Brustbild der Isis nach rechts, trägt Hörner und Scheibe, Isisknoten; im Feld rechts L Δ |
| Depicted Person |
Vespasian (69-79 AD)
(
Augustus
)
|
- |
| Picture concept |
Portrait type: head (to the right)
Ruler (male) (in portrait, wearing)
Laurel wreath (worn)
|
Portrait type: bust (to the right, seen from front)
Isis (in portrait, wearing)
Headdress of Hathor (worn)
Taenia (worn)
Chiton (worn)
Himation - with tyet (worn)
|
| Legend (edited) | [ΑΥΤΟ]Κ(ΡΑΤΟΡΟΣ) ΚΑΙΣ(ΑΡΟΣ) ΣΕΒΑ(ΣΤΟΥ) ΟΥΕΣΠ[ΑΣ]ΙΑΝ[ΟΥ] | - |
| Legend (plain) | ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΥ | - |
| Title (Latin) |
Imperator Caesar Augustus Vespasianus
|
- |
| Mark/Monogram | - |
in right field
:
L Δ
|
References and Commentary
| Referenced type (Roman Provincial Coinage) | RPC II 2434 | |
| Reference Literature |
R. S. Poole, A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. Alexandria and the Nomes, London 1892.
No.
264
A. Geißen, Katalog Alexandrinischer Kaisermünzen der Sammlung des Instituts für Altertumskunde der Universität zu Köln, Bd. I (Augustus – Trajan Nr. 1-740), Opladen 1974.
No.
293
J. G. Milne, Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins. With a Supplement by C. M. Kraay, London 1971.
No.
421
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