RPC I, 1455

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 1455
Province Achaea
Region Uncertain
City Uncertain mint of Achaea
Reign Roman Republic
Person (obv.) Mark Antony (imperator) ; Octavia
Magistrate Lucius Sempronius Atratinus (augur and designated consul)
Issue Mark Antony's 'fleet coinage', heavy series
Obverse inscription M ANT IMP TER COS DES ITER ET TER IIIVIR R P C
Edition M(arcus) Ant(onius) imp(erator) ter(tium) Co(n)s(ul) des(ignatus) iter(um) et ter(tium) ΙΙΙ vir r(ei) p(ublicae) c(onstituendae)
Translation Mark Antony, commander-in-chief for the third time, consul designate for the second and third times, triumvir for the restoration of the republic
Obverse design bare head of Antony, left, facing right; and bust of Octavia, right, facing left
Reverse inscription L ATRATINVS AVGVR COS DESIG, Β (below)
Edition L(ucius) Atratinus augur Co(n)s(ul) desig(natus) βʹ
Translation Lucius Atratinus, augur, consul designate, 2
Reverse design two ships under sail, right; above, two caps of Dioscuri
Metal leaded bronze
Average weight 13.33 g
Reference RSN 1986, 82, C
Specimens 15 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 35874
2 2 –13     see RSN 1986, C 1–6, 8–13
14 14     Venice-MAN: 3851
15 15     Jacquier 52, 15 Sep. 2023, lot 468