RPC I, 706

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 706
Province Africa Proconsularis
Region Africa
City Sicca
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Person (rev.) Tiberius (Caesar)
Magistrate Marcus M— A— (duovir) ; Marcus T— F— (duovir)
Dating c. AD 10
Obverse inscription AVG D P Q C C I C D D P P
Edition Augustus D— P— Q— C— colonia Iulia Concordia Decreto Decurionum Pecunia Publica Aug(ustus) D(—) P(—) Q(—) C(—) c(olonia) I(ulia) C(oncordia) D(ecreto) D(ecurionum) P(ecunia) P(ublica)
Translation Augustus D(—) P(—) Q(—) C(—), the concordant Julian colony, by decree of the decurions, public funds
Obverse design bare head of Augustus, left
Reverse inscription TI CAES M T F M M A IIVIR
Edition Tiberius Caesar Marcus T— F— Marcus M— A— IIviri Ti(berius) Caes(ar) M(arcus) T(—) F(—) M(arcus) M(—) A(—) IIvir(i)
Translation Tiberius Caesar, Marcus T— F— (and) Marcus M— A—, duovirs
Reverse design bare head of Tiberius, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 11.41 g
Axis 6
Reference Mu 321, FITA 232, Amandry 116, A, pl. XIX, Alexandropoulos 100
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Note C. Howgego (JRS 1993, p. 202) prefers an attribution to Carthage.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 503 FITA, pl. VIII.3
2 2     B: Rauch
3 3     Madrid
4 4     P. Villemur coll. = CNG EA 181, 6 Feb. 2008, lot 352
5 5     K. Butcher coll.