RPC I, 1510

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
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)
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