Co 1274 (Late Republican sestertius of Mark Antony Imperator) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
-35
Not before (date)
-38
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RPC I, 1468
Comparanda
Amandry1987, p. 106, nos. A.1-12, pl. 15 (Série légère, sesterce)
Preservation comment
Wear: G. Slightly nicked edge; extensive, moderate pitting to cratering.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 56, no. 713 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Roman Imperial”)
Axis (1-12)
2
Has denomination
Sestertius
Numismatic Authority
Marcus Antonius (triumvir, 43-31 BCE)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
24.0
Numismatic Issuer
M. Oppius Capito (Roman moneyer, late 1st century BCE)
Numismatic Mint
Achaea
Numismatic Weight (g)
7.68
Obverse Description
Bare head of Antony on left facing right and bust of Octavia on right facing left
Obverse Inscription
[M •] ANT [• IM]P • TER[T • COS] • DESIG • [ITER • ET •] TER [• III • VIR • R • P • C]
Reverse Description
Quadriga of hippocamps to right driven by Antony and Octavia(?)
Reverse Inscription
M • OPPI[VS] • CAPITO • PRO • [PR • PRAEF] • CLASS • F • C; to left, HS (traces); below, Δ - astragalus
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Republican (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Maritime Activities
Has visual motif (depicts)
Mythological Animal (Visual Motif)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Octavia Junior (d. 11 BCE)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1274 (Late Republican sestertius of Mark Antony Imperator).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1274>