Semis Mid to second half of the 1st century BC.
Roman Empire
Metal: Copper.
Issuing entity: Carthago Noua (Cartagena).
Mint: Carthago Noua (Cartagena).
Date: Mid to second half of the 1st century BC.
Obverse:
Legionary eagle between two military insignia. Below, legend: L APPVLEI R[uf] [quinq].
Reverse:
Legionary ship right. Legend: C MAECI QVINQ.
Weight: 5.09 g - Diameter: 22 mm - Axes: 3 h.
Described in: RPC 155; Vives, 130, nº 10; Llorens Forcada, M. M., 1994: La ciudad de Carthago Nova: las emisiones romanas, Universidad de Murcia, VIIA; Ripollès Alegre, P. P., 2010: Las acuñaciones provinciales romanas de Hispania, Madrid, p. 126.
Published in:
Ripollès Alegre, P. P., 1982: La circulación monetaria en la Tarraconense Mediterránea, Valencia, p. 228, plate 40, no. 250; Ramón Sánchez, J.J., García Barrachina, A., Verdú Parra, E., Bayo Fuentes, S., 2010: "Catálogo. Antigüedad", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Monedas. Todas las caras de la Historia. Colecciones numismáticas del MARQ, Alicante, p. 105.
Monetary Inventory Number: 1608.
MARQ collection. Ancient Numismatic Collection
Cultural affiliation. | Roman Empire |
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Metal. | Copper |
Issuing entities. | Carthago Noua (Cartagena) |
ECSC. | Carthago Noua (Cartagena) |
Site | Ancient Numismatic Fund |
Types | Currency |
Source | MARQ collections |