RPC I, 2229

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 2229
Province Asia
Region Uncertain
City Uncertain Asian mint of CA coinage
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Issue Class 1
Dating about 27 BC
Obverse inscription IMP CAISAR
Edition Imp(erator) Caisar
Translation Emperor Caesar
Obverse design bare head of Augustus, right
Reverse inscription AVGVSTVS
Edition Augustus
Translation Augustus
Reverse design inscription in two lines in laurel wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Reference BMC 729, RIC 483 corr., Howgego 1c: sestertius
External URI(s) http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.1(2).aug.483
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 2228/2.
Note Authenticity doubtful?
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L BMC 729 = BMCRR East 291, acquired in 1865 = Howgego, pl. 1.3