Triton 3 850

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 7.95

Typological Description

Source: RRC 526/3

• Object Type: Coin
• Date: 40 BCE
• Denomination: Aureus
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Gold

• Authority

  • Issuer: Q. Voconius Vitulus
  • • State: Roman Republic

• Geographic

  • Mint: Rome

• Obverse

  • Legend: DIVI·F
  • Type: Head of Octavian, right, bearded. Border of dots.
  • Symbol (Before): Lituus
  • Portrait: Octavian
  • • Dynasty: Julio-Claudian Dynasty
    • State: Roman Republic

• Reverse

  • Legend: Q·VOCONIVS VITVLVS·Q· / DESIG S C
  • Type: Calf, left. Border of dots.

Administrative History

• Source

  • 30 Nov 1999 - 1 Dec 1999: Classical Numismatic Group (Lancaster, PA and London, England) Auction Triton III, 30 Nov-1 Dec 1999no. 850

Notes

• Schaefer Notes: ex Ratto Jan 1956, 34; ex Schenk 25 May 1994 211
• New Notes: Schaefer identifies this coin as ex Peus 271, 74 following the CNG auction catalogue, but this is a different coin; for the Peus specimen see NAC 83 512. Schaefer includes duplicate images once with dies erroneously labeled 3-C

Rights

• License: Public Domain Mark (images)
• Rights: No Copyright - United States