RPC I, 1463

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 1463
Province Achaea
Region Uncertain
City Uncertain mint of Achaea
Reign Roman Republic
Person (obv.) Mark Antony (imperator) ; Octavia
Magistrate Marcus Oppius Capito
Issue Mark Antony's 'fleet coinage', heavy series
Obverse inscription M ANT IMP TERT COS DESIG ITER ET TER IIIVIR R P C
Edition M(arcus) Ant(onius) imp(erator) tert(ium) Co(n)s(ul) desig(natus) iter(um) et ter(tium) IIIvir 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 bust of Antony and Octavian at left, facing right; bust of Octavia, right, facing left
Reverse inscription M OPPIVS CAPITO PRO PR PRAEF CLASS F C, Γ (below)
Edition M(arcus) Oppius Capito pro pr(aetore) praef(ectus) class(is) f(aciundum) c(uravit) γʹ
Translation Marcus Oppius Capito, propraetor, prefect of the fleet, had (this) made, 3
Reverse design three ships under sail, right; triskeles
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 22.49 g
Axis 3, 7
Reference RSN 1987, 102–3, B
Specimens 26 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Winterthur Amandry, RSN 1987, B11
2 2 –19     see RSN 1987, B 1–10, 12, 14-20
20 20     M. Janssen coll. (ex Stack's, F. Knobloch coll., 3-4 May 1978, lot 700; Künker eLive 80, 5 Dec. 2023, lot 1143 ) = Amandry, RSN 1987, B13
21 21     Venice-MAN: 3860
22 22     Bologna: 192
23 23     ✸ M. Stolt coll.
24 24     Pecunem Gitbud Numismatik 1, 11 Dec. 2016, lot 121
25 25     M. Janssen coll. (ex Peus 420, 1 Nov. 2017, lot 175)
26 26     Bucephalus Numismatic 31, 19 Jan. 2024, lot 110