RPC I, 923

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 923
Province Cyrenaica and Crete
Region Cyrenaica
City Cyrenaica
Reign Roman Republic
Magistrate Aulus Pupius Rufus (quaestor)
Dating 34–31 BC (?)
Obverse inscription L (behind)
Edition L(ibya)
Translation Libya
Obverse design head of Libya, right
Reverse inscription ΠΟΥΠΙΟϹ
Edition Πούπιος
Translation Pupius
Reverse design coiled serpent with head erect
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 3.07 g
Axis 5, 11
Reference Mu 428, BMC 35, Asolati 155
Specimens 10 (8 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 35 = pl. XLIII, 6
2 2     P: 352
3 3     ✸ P: 353
4 4     Cop SNG 1317
5 5     Cop SNG 1318
6 6     Mu
7 7     Amsterdam
8 8     NY: 1980.23.11
9 9     B: I-B
10 10     Grün 64, 20 Nov. 2014, lot 2241