RPC I, 2271


Image of specimen #3

Coin type
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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
Edition	c(olonia) G(emella) I(ulia) L(ampsacus)
Translation	the Julian Twin colony Lampsacus
Obverse design	female head, right, with wreath of ears of corn
Reverse inscription	Q LVCRET L PONT IIVIR COL DED PR
Edition	Q(uintus) Lucret(ius) L(ucius) Pont(ius) IIvir(i) col(oniae) ded(ucendae) pr(aefecti)
Translation	Quintus Lucretius (and) Lucius Pontius, duovirs, prefects for settling the colony
Reverse design	female figure standing, holding cornucopia and hand over urn
Metal	leaded bronze
Average diameter	20 mm
Average weight	6.04 g
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.

Number	Number	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1	L: 1920,0516.10	NC 1921, 7, no.7	19	4.76	12	Obv.: GIC — (monogram of LAE (?) in pentagonal punch) ; qualitative metal analysis on coin. From the Dardanelles: Q LVCRET L PONT IIVIR COL DED PR	Show
2	2		RBW = Bankhaus Aufhäuser 10, 5 Oct. 1993, lot 329		5.68			Show
3	3 ✸		RBW = M&M GmbH 15, 21 Oct. 2004, lot 513	20.1	7.41		Obv.: GIC — (monogram of LAE (?) in pentagonal punch)	Show
4	4		CNG EA 365, 16 Dec. 2015, lot 273	20	6.00	12		Show
5	5		Naville Numismatics 78, 11 Dec. 2022, lot 143	18.7	5.19	12	Obv.: GIC — (cornucopia between C C in square punch (on obverse))	Show
6	6		Pars Coins 46, 28 Mar. 2024, lot 177	21	7.17		Obv.: GIC — (monogram of LAE (?) in pentagonal punch)	Show