RPC I, 885

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 885
Province Mauretania
Region Africa
City Cartenna
Reign Augustus
Magistrate Gaius Al— Pomp— ; Marcus F— Vic—
Obverse inscription A POMP MI (retrograde)
Obverse design bearded head, left; palm branch round part of the edge
Reverse inscription C AL POMP M F VIC Q A F C KAR
Reverse design female diademed head (Venus?), right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Reference Mu Supp. 320b, Alexandropoulos 152
Specimens 7 (5 in the core collections)
Note RPC I 884 and 885 share a reverse die.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: Luynes 4073
2 2     P: Luynes 4072
3 3     P: 1061
4 4     ✸ P: 1983/410
5 5     B: I-B FITA, pl. II.4: rev
6 6     Áureo & Calicó 262, 18 Sept. 2014, lot 48
7 7     Jesús Vico S.A. EA 23, 16 Apr. 2024, lot 203 (Corès coll. 5992)