RPC I, 1509

 

Image of specimen #24

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 1509
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Uncertain mint of Macedonia
Reign Roman Republic
Person (obv.) Quintus Hortensius (proconsul)
Magistrate Quintus Hortensius (proconsul)
Obverse inscription Q HORTENSI PROCOS
Edition Q(uintus) Hortensi(us) proco(n)s(ul)
Translation Quintus Hortensius, proconsul
Obverse design head of Hortensius, right
Reverse inscription PRAEF COLON DEDVC
Edition praef(ectus) colon(iae) deduc(endae)
Translation prefect for founding the colony
Reverse design ox-yoke, plough and measuring-rod (?) with vexillum
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 14.71 g
Axis 3, 6, 12
Reference AMNG 1 corr., FITA 33
Specimens 26 (3 in the core collections)
Note In RPC I, the countermark was read as B PQ (?); S. Kremydi, Tekmèria 4 (1998/9), describes the countermark present on 10 coins (out of 19) as B Q.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O ex Niggeler II = Leu-MMAG 1966, lot 573
2 2     B: Löbb. ZfN 1926, Taf. X.18 = FITA, pl. II.7
3 3     L: 1934,0312.64 FITA, pl. II.8
4 4     MMAG 52, 1975, lot 441
5 5     Aufhäuser 2, 1985, lot 186 = Lanz 88 (Benz), 23 Nov. 1998, lot 814.
6 6     A
7 7     A
8 8 –20     Kremydi Hortensius p. 217, 1–13
21 21     Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 36, 4 Oct. 2015, lot 323 = Künker 396, 13 Nov. 2023, lot 1017
22 22     Gemini XIII, 6 Apr. 2017, lot 132
23 23     CNG EA 487, 10 Mar. 2021, lot 313
24 24     ✸ Roma Numismatics XXI, 24-25 Mar. 2021, lot 371 = Roma E-Live Auction 6, 25 Mar. 2023, lot 18 = Roma XXX, 21-22 Mar. 2024, lot 332
25 25     D.G. coll.
26 26     Roma E-Sale 94, 24 Feb. 2022, lot 573