RPC I, 808

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 808
Province Africa Proconsularis
Region Africa
City Thaena
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Person (rev.) Lucius Passienus Rufus (proconsul)
Magistrate Lucius Passienus Rufus (proconsul)
Dating AD 3 (?)
Obverse inscription IMP CAESAR DIVI F P P
Obverse design bare head of Augustus, right; in front, lituus
Reverse inscription L PASS[ ]VS RVFVS IMP
Reverse design bust of Passienus Rufus, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 38 mm
Reference Mu Supp. 391, FITA 139 (4), Alexandropoulos 52
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note The specimen from the Künker sale offers the full obv. legend: IMP CAESAR DIVI F P P.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 110 FITA, pl. IV, 26: rev
2 2     ✸ Künker 124, 16 Mar. 2007, lot 8751