RPC I, 759

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 759
Province Africa Proconsularis
Region Africa
City Paterna
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Julius Caesar (Divus)
Dating c. 20 BC (?)
Obverse inscription DIVOS IVLIVS
Edition Div{o}<u>s Iulius
Translation Divine Julius
Obverse design diademed head of Caesar, right
Reverse inscription EX D D COL IV P PAT
Edition ex d(ecreto) d(ecurionum) col(oniae) Iu(liae) P(iae) Pat(ernae)
Translation by decree of the decurions of the pious Julian colony of Paterna
Reverse design Ceres walking, right, holding torch in each hand; in front, a plough
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 15.54 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Alexandropoulos 94
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O S. Weinstock, Divus Iulius, pl. 30, 9 = Giard, QT 1984, 160, fig. c
2 2     P: 2007.49 P. Villemur coll. = Giard, QT 1984, 160. fig. d
3 3     Roettger coll. = CNG MBS 69, 8 June 2005, lot 1312
4 4     Rauch 86, 12 May 2010, lot 579
5 5     Private coll.
6 6     ✸ Inasta 69, 13 July 2017, lot 541