RPC I, 653

 

Image of specimen #21

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 653
Province Sicily
Region Sicily
City Entella
Reign Roman Republic
Magistrate Lucius Sempronius Atratinus
Dating 36 BC
Obverse inscription ΑΤΡΑΤΙΝΟΥ
Edition Ἀτρατίνου
Translation of Atratinus
Obverse design radiate head of Helios, right
Reverse inscription ΕΝΤΕΛΛΙΝωΝ
Edition Ἐντελλίνων
Translation of the Entellans
Reverse design Homonoia standing facing, head left, holding patera and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 7.90 g
Axis 12
Reference Holm 607, BMC 8, Gabrici 10, Cop 238, FITA 392
Specimens 21 (9 in the core collections)
Note See Martini, Sicilia nos. 63-88. -- R. Calciati (Annotazioni Numismatiche 10, 1993, p. 205) has argued that the forgery is genuine and dates to the period of Atratinus. He has also published specimens with the countermarks N and NE, and implausibly suggested that 654 consists of two different denominations. -- Specimens in RBW coll. (6.27, 7.46) also suggest ears of corn rather than a patera.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 8
2 2     P: 411
3 3     B: Löbb.
4 4     B: I-B
5 5     B: 28630
6 6     Cop SNG 238
7 7     O
8 8     Mu: 102075 SNG
9 9     C: Leake
10 10     Palermo = Gabrici 10
11 11     N: 4258
12 12     Mini p. 171, 18 ('con contramarca con toro (?)')
13 13     Calciati 16
14 14     Calciati 16
15 15     Calciati 16
16 16     Calciati 16
17 17     Evelpidis 484
18 18     Evelpidis 485
19 19     RBW coll.
20 20     RBW coll.
21 21     ✸ P. Villemur coll. = CNG Triton XI, 8 Jan. 2008, lot 418 (ex Elsen FPL 111, Oct.-Nov. 1988, lot 17)