RPC I, 1467

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 1467
Province Achaea
Region Uncertain
City Uncertain mint of Achaea
Reign Roman Republic
Person (obv.) Mark Antony (imperator) ; Octavian (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 janiform head probably featuring Antony and Octavian
Reverse inscription M OPPI CAP PRAEF CL[
Edition M(arcus) Oppi(us) Cap(ito) praef(ectus) cl[---]
Translation Marcus Oppius Capito, prefect of the fleet [---]
Reverse design stem to left; three dots in field
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 13 mm
Average weight 2.37 g
Axis 9, 11
Reference RSN 1987, 106, F
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O: HCR60845
2 2     L: 1959,1202.1
3 3     NY: 1978.76.1
4 4     ✸ NAC 59, 4 Apr. 2011, lot 1813