RPC I, 759A

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 759A
Province Africa Proconsularis
Region Africa
City Paterna
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Julius Caesar (Divus)
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 COL IV(L) P PAT
Edition ex d(ecreto) d(ecurionum) col(oniae) Iul(iae) 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 copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 18.02 g
Axis 4, 11
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Addition Additional coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2009/88 M. Amandry, 'Une monnaie inédite d’Auguste frappée à Colonia Iulia Pia Paterna', in F. Delrieux and F. Kayser (eds), Des déserts d’Afrique au pays des Allobroges. Mélanges offerts à FrançoisBertrandy, Chambéry, 2010, pp. 13–19
2 2     ✸ Leu 4, 25 May 2019, lot 538