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I, 802A
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Volume
I
Number
802A
Province
Africa Proconsularis
Region
Africa
City
Cercina
Reign
Augustus
Person (rev.)
Augustus (—)
Magistrate
L. Volusius Saturninus (proconsul)
Dating
7/6 BC
Obverse inscription
PERM L VOLV[ ]OCOS CER
Obverse design
draped bust of Perseus, with harpa, l.
Reverse inscription
IMP CAESAR DIVI F AVGVST
Reverse design
bare head of Augustus, r.; in front, lituus
Metal
Æ
Average diameter
29 mm
Average weight
10.79 g
Axis
6
Reference
RPC I, 5473 corr., Alexandropoulos —
Specimens
2
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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Private coll.
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Kovacs coll.
29
10.79
6
coin originally published as uncertain, in CS, under 5473
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