RPC I, 606

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 606
Province Italy
Region Italy
City Paestum
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Magistrate Marcus Egnatius (duovir) ; Quintus Octavius (duovir)
Obverse inscription
Obverse design laureate head of Augustus, r; before, lituus
Reverse inscription PAE S S C, M EGNATIVS Q OCTAVIVS IIVIR
Edition Paestanorum semis Senatus Consulto Marcus Egnatius Quintus Octavius IIviri Pae(stanorum) s(emis) S(enatus) C(onsulto) M(arcus) Egnatius Q(uintus) Octavius IIvir(i)
Translation of the Paestans, semis, by decree of the senate, Marcus Egnatius (and) Quintus Octavius, duovirs
Reverse design wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 5.05 g
Axis 6
Reference Crawford no. 3a, APT no. 1; Carbone, Paestum no. 49
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
Note Previously attributed to Tiberius, but the lituus suggests Augustus.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop SNG 1381
2 2     Crawford 3a
3 3     Crawford 3a
4 4     ✸ B: 18250606, 1869 Peytrignet APT, pl. 1.1