RPC I, 1399A

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 1399A
Province Achaea
Region Epirus
City Buthrotum
Reign Claudius
Person (obv.) Claudius (Augustus)
Obverse inscription [ ] CLAV[ ]
Edition [---] Clau[---]
Translation [---] Claudius [---]
Obverse design laureate head of Claudius, right
Reverse inscription [ ] C C I B
Edition [---] c(olonia) C(ampestris) I(ulia) B(uthrotum)
Translation [---] the Julian colony of Campestris Buthrotum
Reverse design figure of Artemis (?) standing left with quiver and ?torch; behind, another smaller figure facing right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 10.37 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note The interpretation of the reverse design is uncertain. The identification of the figure seems plausible as a quiver does seem definite. The corroded area on the left of the reverse looks like a horse, perhaps suggesting Artemis is in a biga; on the other hand, there does seem to be a ground line beneath her legs (and feet?), suggesting that it is a standing figure. There is something to the left of the smaller figure (R. Abdy and S. Moorhead suggest perhaps the top of the arches of the aqueduct).
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Butrint, Forum Excavations (SF 1005)