Co 1301 (Late Republican dupondius 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, 1460
Comparanda
Amandry1986, p. 84, II.2.B, pl. 16 (L. Sempronius Atratinus: Série légère, Dupondius)
Preservation comment
Wear: P/G. Sparse, slight nicking; extensive, moderate pitting. Wide, thin film of white bronze disease (and lead corrosion?) on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 56, no. 719 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Roman Imperial“)
Axis (1-12)
9
Has denomination
Dupondius
Numismatic Authority
Marcus Antonius (triumvir, 43-31 BCE)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
24.5
Numismatic Issuer
L. Sempronius Atratinus (Roman moneyer, late 1st century BCE)
Numismatic Mint
Achaea
Numismatic Weight (g)
7.86
Obverse Description
Bare head of Mark Antony on left facing bare head of Octavia on right, hair pulled back in bun
Obverse Inscription
M • ANT • IMP • TER [• COS • DES • ITER • ET • TER • III • VIR • R • P • C]
Reverse Description
[Two] ships under sail to right; to right of sail, helmet and lituus (traces)
Reverse Inscription
[L • ATRATINVS] • AVGVR • COS • D[ESIG]; below ships, B (traces)
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Republican (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Maritime Activities
Has visual motif (depicts)
Octavia Junior (d. 11 BCE)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Religious Symbol or Object (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1301 (Late Republican dupondius 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/co1301>