RPC I, 1460

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 1460
Province Achaea
Region Uncertain
City Uncertain mint of Achaea
Reign Roman Republic
Person (obv.) Mark Antony (imperator) ; Octavia
Magistrate Lucius Sempronius Atratinus (augur and designated consul)
Issue Mark Antony's 'fleet coinage', light series
Obverse inscription M ANT IMP TER COS DES ITER ET TER IIIVIR R P C
Edition M(arcus) Ant(onius) imp(erator) ter(tium) Co(n)s(ul) des(ignatus) iter(um) et ter(tium) ΙΙΙ vir r(ei) p(ublicae) c(onstituendae)
Translation Mark Antony, commander-in-chief for the third time, consul designate for the second and third times, triumvir for the restoration of the republic
Obverse design bare head of Antony, left, facing right; and bust of Octavia, right, facing left
Reverse inscription L ATRATINVS AVGVR COS DESIG, Β (below)
Edition L(ucius) Atratinus augur Co(n)s(ul) desig(natus) βʹ
Translation Lucius Atratinus, augur, consul designate, 2
Reverse design two ships under sail, right; above, two caps of Dioscuri
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 7.51 g
Axis 6
Reference RSN 1986, 84, B
Specimens 12 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 10638
2 2 –8     see RSN, B 1–2, 4–8
9 9     Venice-MAN: 3856
10 10     Vat: 6392
11 11     Weigel coll.
12 12     Peus 382, 26 Apr. 2005, lot 371