RPC I, 802A

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 802A
Province Africa Proconsularis
Region Africa
City Cercina
Reign Augustus
Person (rev.) Augustus
Magistrate Lucius Volusius Saturninus (proconsul)
Dating 7/6 BC
Obverse inscription PERM L VOLV[ ]OCOS CER
Edition permissu L(ucius) Volu(sius) [---]oco(n)s(ul) Cercina
Translation by permission of Lucius Volusius [---], proconsul, Cercina
Obverse design draped bust of Perseus, with harpa, left
Reverse inscription IMP CAESAR DIVI F AVGVST
Edition Imp(erator) Caesar Divi f(ilius) August(us)
Translation Emperor Caesar, son of the divine, Augustus
Reverse design bare head of Augustus, right; in front, lituus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 10.79 g
Axis 6
Reference RPC I, 5473 corr., Alexandropoulos —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note A lower denomination of 802 struck in the name of L. Volusius Saturninus, proconsul in 7-6 BC. The choice of the obv. design is puzzling.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Private coll.
2 2     Kovacs coll.