RPC I, 2268

 

Image of specimen #25

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2268
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Adramyteum
Region Mysia
City Lampsacus
Reign Roman Republic
Person (obv.) Julius Caesar (dictator)
Magistrate Lucius Pontius (duovir) ; Marcus Turius (legatus Augusti pro praetore) ; Quintus Lucretius (duovir)
Dating c. 45 BC(?)
Obverse inscription C G I L
Obverse design laureate head of Caesar, right
Reverse inscription Q LVCRETI(O) L PONTI(O) IIVIR M TVRIO LEG
Reverse design priest ploughing with oxen, right
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 22 mm
Axis 12
Reference FITA 246 (1)
Specimens 29 (12 in the core collections)
Die-links 4, 11, 13: same obv. die as 2269/6. 14: same obv. die as 2269/3–4.
Note Because of the state of preservation of the coins, it is usually impossible to tell whether the duoviral names end -I or -IO; -IO is clear, however, on 11 and 14.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1920,0302.14 (Froehner)
2 2     L: 1850,0808.25
3 3     G Hunter uncertain 60, pl. 102.26 = SNG Glasgow 1235
4 4     P: Parium 931 Wa 930
5 5     P: Parium 932 Wa 931
6 6     O
7 7     O
8 8     Mu: Parium 67
9 9     Mu: Parium 68
10 10     B: 18270429, 1900 Imhoof-Blumer MG 252, 126
11 11     B: 18270436, 1853 Rauch
12 12     JSW = CNG EA 188, 28 May 2008, lot 223
13 13     MMAG 52 (1975) lot 471 = MMAG 41 (1970) lot 366
14 14     C: 275/1948 (Grant) SNG 4187
15 15     RBW = Lanz 82, 24 Nov. 1997, lot 248
16 16     RBW = Hirsch 236, 23 Sept. 2004, lot 2123
17 17     Gorny & Mosch 147, 7 Mar. 2006, lot 1829
18 18     M&M GmbH 20, 10 Oct. 2006, lot 194
19 19     CNG EA 170, 8 Aug. 2007, lot 164
20 20     Roma Numismatics 4, 30 Sept. 2012, lot 1980
21 21     Pecunem Numismatik Naumann 43, 1 May 2016, lot 628
22 22     CGT coll.
23 23     CGT coll.
24 24     D. Kimel coll.
25 25     ✸ Leu EA 25, 11 - 14 Mar. 2023, lot 1523
26 26     Joseph Neuner coll. (ex Naumann 117, 5 June 2022, lot 594)
27 27     Roma Numismatics 88, 9 Sep. 2021, lot 589
28 28     Agora 99, 23 March 2021, lot 104
29 29     Naville Numismatics 38, 11 March 2018, lot 211