RPC I, 1509


Image of specimen #24

Coin type
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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)

Number	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	O	ex Niggeler II = Leu-MMAG 1966, lot 573	25	15.98	12	Rev.: GIC — (B.PQ (?)) ; PRAEF COLON DEDVC	Show
2	B: Löbb.	ZfN 1926, Taf. X.18 = FITA, pl. II.7	25		12	]COLON[	Show
3	L: 1934,0312.64	FITA, pl. II.8	25	14.84	12	PRAEF COLON DEDV[	Show
4		MMAG 52, 1975, lot 441	25	18.81	12	]COLON[	Show
5		Aufhäuser 2, 1985, lot 186 = Lanz 88 (Benz), 23 Nov. 1998, lot 814.	25	9.83	12	PRAEF COLON DEDV[	Show
6	A		25		12	Obv.: GIC — (uncertain) ; from Dium excavations (information from I. Touratsoglou). For further specimens from Dium, see above.	Show
7	A		25		12	from Dium excavations (information from I. Touratsoglou). For further specimens from Dium, see above.	Show
8 –20		Kremydi Hortensius p. 217, 1–13					Show
21		Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 36, 4 Oct. 2015, lot 323 = Künker 396, 13 Nov. 2023, lot 1017	27	16.52		Rev.: GIC — (B.PQ (?)) ; On this specimen, it is obvious that there is a letter between B and Q	Show
22		Gemini XIII, 6 Apr. 2017, lot 132	25.1	14.49	6	Rev.: GIC — (B.PQ (?))	Show
23		CNG EA 487, 10 Mar. 2021, lot 313	24	13.13	3		Show
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	13.91	12		Show
25		D.G. coll.	27	13.39	6		Show
26		Roma E-Sale 94, 24 Feb. 2022, lot 573	23	16.20			Show

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