RPC I, 605

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 605
Province Italy
Region Italy
City Paestum
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Magistrate Gaius Lollius (duovir) ; Marcus Doi— (duovir)
Obverse inscription
Obverse design head of Augustus, right; before, lituus
Reverse inscription C LOLLI M DOI, II VIRI, ITE, P S S C
Edition Caius Lollius Marcus Doi— II viri iterum Paestanorum semis Senatus Consulto C(aius) Lolli(us) M(arcus) Doi(—) II viri ite(rum) P(aestanorum) s(emis) S(enatus) C(onsulto)
Translation Gaius Lollius (and) Marcus Doi—, duovirs for a second time, of the Paestans, semis, by decree of the senate
Reverse design Diana standing facing, holding spear and bow
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 4.40 g
Axis 8, 9, 11
Reference Crawford no. 2, APT no. 5, BMC 80–1; Carbone, Paestum no. 48
Specimens 17 (2 in the core collections)
Note Previously attributed to Tiberius, but the lituus suggests Augustus.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 80
2 2     L BMC 81
3 3 –14     Crawford 2
15 15     CGT coll. = Savoca 99 Blue, 10 April 2021, lot 873
16 16     ✸ Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR EA 92, 2 Oct. 2020, lot 1125
17 17     Roma Numismatics The Anders Collection Part II, 1 June 2023, lot 1108 = LAC 77, 10 Sep. 2023, lot 367