RPC I, 1466

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 1466
Province Achaea
Region Uncertain
City Uncertain mint of Achaea
Reign Roman Republic
Person (obv.) Mark Antony (imperator)
Magistrate Marcus Oppius Capito
Issue Mark Antony's 'fleet coinage', heavy series
Obverse inscription M ANT IMP TERT COS DESIG ITER ET TER IIIVIR R P C
Edition M(arcus) Ant(onius) imp(erator) tert(ium) Co(n)s(ul) desig(natus) iter(um) et ter(tium) IIIvir 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 head of Antony, right
Reverse inscription M OPPIVS CAPITO PRO PR PRAEF CLASS F C, S (above)
Edition M(arcus) Oppius Capito pro pr(aetore) praef(ectus) class(is) f(aciundum) c(uravit) s(emis)
Translation Marcus Oppius Capito, propraetor, prefect of the fleet, had (this) made, semis
Reverse design prow, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average weight 2.96 g
Reference RSN 1987, 105–6, E
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 10630
2 2     V: T 4615
3 3     RW
4 4     Dorotheum, Zeno II/1955, lot 2922