RPC I, 802

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 802
Province Africa Proconsularis
Region Africa
City Cercina
Reign Augustus
Person (rev.) Augustus
Magistrate Lucius Volusius Saturninus (proconsul)
Dating 7/6 BC
Obverse inscription PERM L VOLVSI PROCOS CERC
Edition perm(issu) L(ucii) Volusi(i) Saturninus proco(n)s(ulis) Cerc(ina)
Translation by the permission of Lucius Volusius Saturninus, proconsul, Cercina
Obverse design crab, helmeted head of Virtus, right
Reverse inscription IMP CAESAR DIVI F AVGVSTVS
Edition Imp(erator) Caesar Divi f(ilius) Augustus
Translation Emperor Caesar, son of the divine, Augustus
Reverse design bare head of Augustus, right; in front, lituus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average weight 32.62 g
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference Mu 65 (Gergis), Alexandropoulos 57
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
Note Description of the obverse suggested by A. Hostein.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1840,0217.273 FITA, pl. VIII, 2
2 2     ✸ P: 95
3 3     Avignon: M5_CL7_P4_POS10