RPC I, 477A

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 477A
Province Tarraconensis
Region Hispania
City Consabrum
Reign Roman Republic
Person (obv.) Augustus
Obverse inscription CERES FRVGIFERA
Edition Ceres Frugifera
Translation Ceres, the Fruit-Bearer
Obverse design veiled head of Ceres, left
Reverse inscription CONSABR
Edition Consabr(um)
Translation Consabrum
Reverse design magistrate ploughing, left, with two oxen
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 21.56 g
Axis 2
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note This series, given in the past to Zilil, must be reattributed to Consabrum/Consabura in Tarraconensis thanks to a second specimen whose ethnic is clear.
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Private coll. = P. Villemur, M. Amandry, and P. P. Ripollès, 'Le monnayage de la Colonia Iulia Constantia Zilil en Mauretanie: nouveaux exemplaires, nouvelle approche', BSFN 73/1 (2018), pp. 2–8
2 2     ✸ Private coll. = P. P. Ripollès, M. Amandry, and P. Villemur, 'Consabr(um). Une nueva ceca provincial en Hispania', Hécate 8 (2021), pp. 75-80