RPC I, 1460

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 1460
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', light series
Obverse inscription M ANT IMP TER COS DES ITER ET TER IIIVIR R P C
Edition Marcus Antonius imperator tertium Consul designatus iterum et tertium ΙΙΙ vir rei publicae constituendae 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 Lucius Atratinus augur Consul designatus βʹ 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 diameter 22 mm
Average weight 7.51 g
Axis 6
Reference RSN 1986, 84, B
Specimens 12 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 10638
2 2 –8     see RSN, B 1–2, 4–8
9 9     Venice-MAN: 3856
10 10     Vat: 6392
11 11     Weigel coll.
12 12     Peus 382, 26 Apr. 2005, lot 371