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 III VIR R P C
Obverse design jugate heads of Antony and Octavia, right
Reverse inscription L ATRATINVS AVGVR COS DESIG, Α (below)
Reverse design one ship under sail to right, head of Medusa (?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 10, 11
Reference RSN 1986, 82–3, D
Specimens 18 (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)