RPC I, 886

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 886
Province Mauretania
Region Africa
City Uncertain city of eastern Mauretania
Reign Augustus
Obverse inscription
Obverse design bearded head of Hercules, right; behind, club
Reverse inscription N P AD(AD) D (or P, or R) AR (or AR)
Edition N(—) P(—) A(—) D(—) A(—) d(ecreto?) d(ecurionum?) Ar(—)
Translation N— P— A— D— A—; by decree of the decurions?; AR—
Reverse design diademed head (?), right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 6.61 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Maz Appendix XXX, Amandry, RN 1984, 85–8, pl. VII
Specimens 8 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: Luynes 4080
2 2     P: 1988/18
3 3     ✸ P. Villemur coll. = CNG MBS 78, 14 May 2008, lot 1592
4 4     Oran
5 5     S de C 936
6 6     S de C 937
7 7     Private coll.
8 8     Lucernae Numismatics NOVENA IX, 11 Dec. 2022, lot 183