RPC I, 2268


Image of specimen #25

Coin type
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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
Edition	c(olonia) G(emella) I(ulia) L(ampsacus)
Translation	the Julian Twin colony Lampsacus
Obverse design	laureate head of Caesar, right
Reverse inscription	Q LVCRETI(O) L PONTI(O) IIVIR M TVRIO LEG
Edition	Q(uinto) Lucretio L(ucio) Pontio IIvir(is) M(arco) Turio leg(ato)
Translation	with Quintus Lucretius (and) Lucius Pontius duovirs, with Marcus Turius legate
Reverse design	priest ploughing with oxen, right
Metal	leaded bronze
Average diameter	22 mm
Average weight	7.64 g
Axis	12
Reference	FITA 246 (1)
Specimens	27 (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.

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Specimens of this coin type

Number	Number	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1	L: 1920,0302.14 (Froehner)		22	6.73	12	Obv.: GIC — (cornucopia between C C in square punch (on obverse)) ; qualitative metal analysis on coin	Show
2	2	L: 1850,0808.25		22	6.91	12	Obv.: GIC — (cornucopia between C C in square punch (on obverse))	Show
3	3	G	Hunter uncertain 60, pl. 102.26 = SNG Glasgow 1235	22	8.42	12	Obv.: GIC — (cornucopia between C C in square punch (on obverse)) ; some doubt on cmk	Show
4	4	P: Parium 931	Wa 930	22	9.49	12		Show
5	5	P: Parium 932	Wa 931	22	8.31	12		Show
6	6	O		22	8.43	12	Obv.: GIC — (monogram of LAE (?) in pentagonal punch)	Show
7	7	O		22	7.11	12		Show
8	8	Mu: Parium 67		22	7.03	12		Show
9	9	Mu: Parium 68		22	6.31	12	Obv.: GIC — (cornucopia between C C in square punch (on obverse))	Show
10	10	B: 18270429, 1900 Imhoof-Blumer	MG 252, 126	22	9.28	12	Obv.: GIC — (cornucopia between C C in square punch (on obverse)) ; some doubt on cmk	Show
11	11	B: 18270436, 1853 Rauch		20	7.12	12	Obv.: GIC — (cornucopia between C C in square punch (on obverse))	Show
12	12		JSW = CNG EA 188, 28 May 2008, lot 223	23	9.52	12	Obv.: GIC — (cornucopia between C C in square punch (on obverse)) ; some doubt on cmk	Show
13	13		MMAG 52 (1975) lot 471 = MMAG 41 (1970) lot 366	22		12	Obv.: GIC — (monogram of LAE (?) in pentagonal punch)	Show
14	14	C: 275/1948 (Grant)	SNG 4187	22	7.83	12	Obv.: GIC — (cornucopia between C C in square punch (on obverse))	Show
15	15		RBW = Lanz 82, 24 Nov. 1997, lot 248		6.80		Obv.: GIC — (cornucopia between C C in square punch (on obverse))	Show
16	16		RBW = Hirsch 236, 23 Sept. 2004, lot 2123		8.00			Show
17	17		Gorny & Mosch 147, 7 Mar. 2006, lot 1829	22	8.05		Obv.: GIC — (cornucopia between C C in square punch (on obverse))	Show
18	18		M&M GmbH 20, 10 Oct. 2006, lot 194	22	6.32		Obv.: GIC — (monogram of LAE (?) in pentagonal punch)	Show
19	19		CNG EA 170, 8 Aug. 2007, lot 164	23.1	9.76			Show
20	20		Roma Numismatics 4, 30 Sept. 2012, lot 1980	23	7.85	12		Show
21	21		Pecunem Numismatik Naumann 43, 1 May 2016, lot 628	20	6.49		Obv.: GIC — (cornucopia between C C in square punch (on obverse))	Show
22	22		CGT coll.	22	6.25	12	Obv.: GIC — (cornucopia between C C in square punch (on obverse))	Show
23	23		CGT coll.	20	4.68	12	Obv.: GIC — (monogram of LAE (?) in pentagonal punch)	Show
24	24		D. Kimel coll.	23	7.83	12		Show
25	25 ✸		Leu EA 25, 11 - 14 Mar. 2023, lot 1523	21	8.47	12	Obv.: GIC — (monogram of LAE (?) in pentagonal punch)	Show
26	26		Agora 99, 23 March 2021, lot 104	22	8.67	12	Obv.: GIC — (cornucopia between C C in square punch (on obverse))	Show
27	27		Roma Numismatics 88, 9 Sep. 2021, lot 589	20	7.07	12	Obv.: GIC — (cornucopia between C C in square punch (on obverse))	Show