RPC I, 5A

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 5A
Province Lusitania
Region Hispania
City Emerita
Reign Augustus
Obverse inscription [A]VG EME
Edition Aug(usta) Eme(rita)
Translation Emerita Augusta
Obverse design female head, right
Reverse inscription EMERITA AVGV
Edition Emerita Augu(sta)
Translation Emerita Augusta
Reverse design inscription
Metal copper-based alloy
Average weight 2.64 g
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note Not seen, verification needed. The rev. legend seems tooled. Forgeries or just tooled coins?
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Barcelona trade
2 2     ✸ Herrero 5/5/2011, lot 50