RPC I, 1510


Image of specimen #3

Coin type
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Volume	I
Number	1510
Province	Macedonia
Region	Macedonia
City	Uncertain mint of Macedonia
Reign	Roman Republic
Magistrate	Quintus Hortensius (proconsul)
Obverse inscription	COLONIA FELIX
Edition	colonia Felix
Translation	the fortunate colony
Obverse design	female hear, right
Reverse inscription	[Q] HORT XVVIR [CO]LON DEDVX
Edition	[Q](uintus) Hort(ensius) XVvir [co]lon(iam) dedux(it)
Translation	Quintus Hortensius, quindecemvir, founded the colony
Reverse design	tripod
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	20 mm
Average weight	8.16 g
Axis	6
Reference	FITA 278–9
Specimens	3 (2 in the core collections)
Note	For further specimens, from the excavations at Dium, see above. The rev. type is to be explained by Hortensius's tenure of the quindecimvirate. Obv. reads COLONIA FELIX.
Correction	Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Number	Number	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1	NY: 2015.20.2224	RW	19.2	8.15	6	COLONIA[ /]HORT XVVIR [ ]LON DE[	Show
2	2	P		19	7.64		COLONIA[ /]DEDVX: see M. Amandry, RN 1981, 62 and pl. XV.A	Show
3	3 ✸		BE & DG coll. (ex Aphrodite 23, 26 May 2024, lot 165)	20.3	8.70			Show