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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     802151      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     CYRENAICA City:     Cyrene Date Ruled:     Circa 34-31 (?) BC Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE28 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     Circa 34-31 (?) BC Diameter:     28 mm Weight:     11.27 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     KAI TAMIAC Obverse Description:     head of Zeus-Ammon right Reverse Description:     Sella castrensis; to right, fasces to left and right; [P]ΟςΠΙΟΧ above sella, [A]ΝΤΙCΤΠΑΤ below; [Λ Λ] across field Primary Reference:     RPC I 920 Reference2:     BMC 27-31 Reference3:     MÜller, Afrique 425-427 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=113763 Grade:     VF, green and brown patina. Notes:     A Pupius Rufus was quaestor of the province of Cyrene and is believed to have struck coinage from around 34 BC up to the battle of Actium in 31 BC. His issues bear the traditional Cyrenaican image of Zeus Ammon and the head of Libya on the obverses, while the reverses feature the issuer’s own types: the sella castrensis and the fasces, which are associated with the office of the propraetor, and the sella quaestoria, hasta, and sacculus, which are associated with the office of the quaestor.

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