Coins of Roman Egypt
CollectionTopicsResources
Greek Dates

 

 

AN UNPUBLISHED ALEXANDRIAN COIN OF AUGUSTUS
by K. Emmett

Table I : AUGUSTUS' BRONZE COINS
Mean weights, (standard deviation), [sample size]

Denomination
(drachms)
Milne 1st series
(as Octavian)
(bare head)
(30 B.C.-27 B.C.)
Milne 2nd series
(as Augustus)
(bare head)
(27 B.C.-3 B.C.)
Milne 2nd, 4th
series*
(no portrait)
(27 B.C.-8 A.D.)
Milne 3rd, 4th
series
*
(laureate head)
(-3 B.C.-8 A.D.)
Milne 5th, 6th
series
*
(laureate head)
(8 A.D.-14 A.D.)
80
17.94
(1.82)
[11]
13.57
(1.67)
[28]
10.11
(1.48)
[25]
8.71
[68]
40
8.90
(1.00)
[11]
6.48
(0.99)
[13]
6.35
(0.70)
[7]
5.14
(0.80)
[20]
4.17
[23]
20
3.21
(0.52)
[36]
2.66
(0.39)
[30]
1.90
[12]
10
1.41
(0.25)
[9]
 5
0.61*
(0.18)
[4]
0.88
(0.17)
[41]
                
References
RPC1-5001-2
RPC1-5003-8
RPC1-5009-18
RPC1-5019-23
RPC1-5034-6
 
 
RPC1-5024
RPC1-5031-33
RPC1-5025-30
RPC1-5039-74
 
 
 
RPC1-5037-38
 
      
     
COP26-7, COP29
   
     
F548, F559
   
     
D19-20
   
     
DS6600, DS6604
   

 

 

Collection | Topics | Resources | Library | Contact | Home
© Copyright 2001-2006 Michael J. Covili. All rights reserved.