RPC I, 907

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 907
Province Cyrenaica and Crete
Region Crete
City Unlocated mint of Crete
Reign Roman Republic
Magistrate Publius Lepidius (proquaestor)
Dating c. 40 BC
Obverse inscription P LEPIDIVS PRO Q, ΛΙ-ΒΥΗ (in field)
Edition P(ublius) Lepidius pro q(uaestore) Λιβύη
Translation Publius Lepidius, proquaestor, Libya
Obverse design bust of Libya, right
Reverse inscription P LEPIDIVS P F PRO Q (with variants), ΚΡΗΤΑ (under bust or in field)
Edition P(ublius) Lepidius P(ublii) f(ilius) pro q(uaestore) Κρήτα
Translation Publius Lepidius, son of Publius, proquaestor, Crete
Reverse design bust of Artemis with bow and quiver
Metal copper-based alloy
Average weight 3.94 g
Axis 6
Reference BMC 2–2, FITA 35–6
Specimens 8 (6 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 2 = pl. XXXIX, 5
2 2     L BMC 2bis = pl. XXXIX, 6
3 3     L BMC 2bisa = Cameron
4 4     L: 1948,0607.25 Cameron
5 5     V
6 6     B: 8113 FITA, pl. II, 15
7 7     RBW = PV = Price, pl. 21, 3
8 8     ✸ Veronelli coll. no. 273 = R. Martini, Caesar Augustus. Collezione Veronelli di monete di bronzo: catalogo critico, Glaux serie speciale, Milan, 2001 = Falghera coll.