RPC I, 1465

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 1465
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 jugate heads of Antony and Octavia, right
Reverse inscription M OPPIVS CAPITO PRO PR PRAEF CLASS F C, Α (below)
Edition M(arcus) Oppius Capito pro pr(aetore) praef(ectus) class(is) f(aciundum) c(uravit) αʹ
Translation Marcus Oppius Capito, propraetor, prefect of the fleet, had (this) made, 1
Reverse design one ship under sail to right, head of Medusa (?)
Metal bronze
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 8.48 g
Axis 5, 6
Reference RSN 1987, 104–5, D
Specimens 31 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18215882, 1033/1893
2 2 –27     see RSN 1987, D 1–7, 9–27
28 28     Bologna
29 29     Venice-MAN: 3853
30 30     Weigel coll.
31 31     ✸ CNG EA 571, 25 Sept. 2024, lot 431 (ex CNG EA 500, 22 Sep. 2021, lot 597)