RPC I, 758

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 758
Province Africa Proconsularis
Region Africa
City Paterna
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Dating c. 20 BC (?)
Obverse inscription CAESAR DIVI F
Edition Caesar Divi F(ilius)
Translation Caesar, son of the divine
Obverse design bare head of Augustus, left; in front, lituus
Reverse inscription EX D D COLONIAE IVLIAE PI PAT
Edition ex d(ecreto) d(ecurionum) coloniae Iuliae Pi(ae) Pat(ernae)
Translation by decree of the decurions of the pious Julian colony of Paterna
Reverse design Mercury wearing petasus and holding caduceus, seated on rock, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 39 mm
Average weight 32.05 g
Axis 2, 5, 8, 12
Reference Alexandropoulos 93
Specimens 6 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Tunis formerly Provotelle coll.
2 2     PV coll. = Tintinna Asta Elettronica 52, 16 Jan. 2016, lot 3002, described as ‘Grando bronzocolonial. Da classificare’
3 3     Private coll.
4 4     Roma Numismatics EA 43, 3 Feb. 2018, lot 298
5 5     Naumann 104, 4 July 2021, lot 529
6 6     CNG 423, 27 June 2018, lot 335