RPC I, 1456

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 1456
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 jugate heads of Antony and Octavia, right
Reverse inscription L ATRATINVS AVGVR COS DESIG, Α (below)
Edition L(ucius) Atratinus augur Co(n)s(ul) desig(natus) αʹ
Translation Lucius Atratinus, augur, consul designate, 1
Reverse design one ship under sail to right, head of Medusa (?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 10.80 g
Axis 10, 11
Reference RSN 1986, 82–3, D
Specimens 19 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 18215872, 60/1914
2 2 –17     see RSN 1986, D 1–6, 8–17
18 18     M. Janssen coll. (ex CNG E-auction 547, 4 Oct. 2023, lot 563)
19 19     Emporium Hamburg 104, 20 Nov. 2023, lot 271