Octavia, tetradrachm (CN type 22342)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 39 BC
tetradrachm in silver under Octavia dated ca. 39 BC, catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22342. Obverse: Head of Marcus Antonius, right, lituus downwards, within ivy wreath. Reverse: Bust of Octavia on Cista, right; sorrounded by two snakes.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Recorded diameter
- 27 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 10.89 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Octavia
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Marcus Antonius, right, lituus downwards, within ivy wreath.
- Reverse type
- Bust of Octavia on Cista, right; sorrounded by two snakes.
- Obverse legend
- M ANTONIVS IMP COS DESIG ITER ET TERT
- Reverse legend
- III VIR R P C
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22342
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22342
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Research required
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 751, pl. 51
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 2201
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution