RPC I, 2271

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2271
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Adramyteum
Region Mysia
City Lampsacus
Reign Roman Republic
Magistrate Lucius Pontius (duovir) ; Quintus Lucretius (duovir)
Dating c. 45 BC(?)
Obverse inscription C G I L
Obverse design female head, right, with wreath of ears of corn
Reverse inscription Q LVCRET L PONT IIVIR COL DED PR
Reverse design female figure standing, holding cornucopia and hand over urn
Metal leaded bronze
Average diameter 20 mm
Axis 12
Reference FITA 246 (6) corr.
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 2270/1.
Note FITA cites a variant in B reading COL DEDVC PR: this seems to be a confusion and misreading of V 16303 = 2270/2: see introduction.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1920,0516.10 NC 1921, 7, no.7
2 2     RBW = Bankhaus Aufhäuser 10, 5 Oct. 1993, lot 329
3 3     ✸ RBW = M&M GmbH 15, 21 Oct. 2004, lot 513
4 4     CNG EA 365, 16 Dec. 2015, lot 273
5 5     Naville Numismatics 78, 11 Dec. 2022, lot 143
6 6     Pars Coins 46, 28 Mar. 2024, lot 177