RPC I, 2272

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume I
Number 2272
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Adramyteum
Region Mysia
City Lampsacus
Reign Roman Republic
Magistrate Lucius Pontius (duovir) ; Quintus Lucretius (duovir) ; Marcus Turius (legatus Augusti pro praetore)
Dating c. 45 BC(?)
Obverse inscription C G I L
Obverse design head of Janus
Reverse inscription Q LVCRETI L PONTI IIVIR M TVRIO LEG
Reverse design prow, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 16 mm
Axis 12
Reference FITA 246 (4)
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die as 2273/1.
Note FITA cites a coin in P: there is no such coin, and the reference is also to NZ 1884, 295, which is the coin in V.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR16304 NZ 1884, 295, no. 151: the reading M TVRIO LEG is probable, but not certain.
2 2     RBW
3 3     RBW