RPC I, 708

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 708
Province Africa Proconsularis
Region Africa
City Sicca
Reign Augustus
Person (obv.) Augustus
Person (rev.) Julius Caesar (Divus)
Magistrate Marcus M— A— (duovir) ; Marcus T— F— (duovir)
Dating c. AD 10
Obverse inscription AVG D P Q C C I C D D P P
Edition Aug(ustus) D(—) P(—) Q(—) C(—) c(olonia) I(ulia) C(oncordia) D(ecreto) D(ecurionum) P(ecunia) P(ublica)
Translation Augustus D(—) P(—) Q(—) C(—), the concordant Julian colony, by decree of the decurions, public funds
Obverse design bare head of Augustus, right
Reverse inscription M T F M M A IIVIR CON
Edition M(arcus) T(—) F(—) M(arcus) M(—) A(—) IIvir(i) con(ditor?)
Translation Marcus T— F— (and) Marcus M— A—, duovirs, the founder(?)
Reverse design veiled and diademed male head (Caesar?), left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 7.13 g
Axis 6
Reference Mu 322, FITA 232, Amandry 116, C, pl. XX, Alexandropoulos 101
Specimens 7 (2 in the core collections)
Note C. Howgego (JRS 1993, p. 202) prefers an attribution to Carthage.
Correction Corrected coin-type (post publication)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 504 FITA, pl. VIII, 4
2 2     P: 1980/228
3 3     Carthage 1980
4 4     Chemtou
5 5     Chemtou
6 6     ✸ P. Villemur coll. = CNG MBS 78, 14 May 2008, lot 1587
7 7     Private coll.