RPC I, 886

 

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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)

Specimens of this coin type