RPC I, 620A

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 620A
Province Uncertain
Region Uncertain
City Uncertain
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Person (rev.) Julius Caesar (Divus)
Obverse inscription CAESAR DIVI F
Edition Caesar Divi f(ilius)
Translation Caesar, son of the divine
Obverse design head of Octavian, right, with a slight beard
Reverse inscription DIVOS IVLIVS
Edition Div{o}<u>s Iulius
Translation Divine Julius
Reverse design laureate head of Caesar, right
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 12.82 g
Axis 1, 3, 9, 11
Specimens 12 (0 in the core collections)
Note Imitations of RPC 620, as shown by the often rough style and epigraphy, and frequently lower weight. This series prompted a lot of imitations.
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Freiburg: 11319
2 2     Künker 347, 22 Mar. 2021, lot 972
3 3     Elsen 132, 11 Mar. 2017, lot 148
4 4     NAC 92 Part 2, 24 May 2016, lot 1720
5 5     Agora Auctions Numismatic 50, 16 Feb. 2016, lot 117
6 6     Agora Auctions Numismatic 35, 23 June 2015, lot 230
7 7     Auctiones GmbH e 70, 13 Dec. 2020, lot 104
8 8     Artemide Kunstauktionen e-Live 32, 6–7 Apr. 2024, lot 422
9 9     A. Laud coll.
10 10     Gabriel Pacífico coll.
11 11     CNG EA 568, 14 Aug. 2024, lot 420
12 12     Bonn: P.04.10