RPC I, 252

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 252
Province Tarraconensis
Region Hispania
City Emporiae
Reign Uncertain
Magistrate Gaius Ca— T— (quaestor) ; Gaius O— Car— (quaestor)
Obverse inscription C CA T C O CA(R) Q
Edition C(aius) Ca(—) T(—) C(aius) O(—) Car(—) Q(—)
Translation Gaius Ca(---) T(---), Gaius O(---) Car(---), quaestors
Obverse design head of Athena, right
Reverse inscription EMPOR(IT)
Edition Emporit(anum)
Translation the Emporitan (municipality)
Reverse design pegasus, right; above, wreath
Metal bronze
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 9.73 g
Axis 5
Reference Vives 122–3, Hill 3–5, Villaronga 99–100, GMI 41
Specimens 74 (10 in the core collections)
Note Metal analysis on coin L 116: Cu 85.00; Pb 6.56; Sn 8.45; Ag 0.100; Fe 0.040; Sb 0.150; Ni 0.030; As 0.040; Bi 0.010. On L 117: Cu 60.30; Pb 25.81; Sn 13.28; Ag 0.080; Fe 0.530; Sb 0.170; Ni 0.001; Au 0.010; As 0.001; Bi 0.002; Zn 0.010.

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