Dupondius - Augustus 𐤌𐤏𐤒𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤕 𐤐𐤉𐤋𐤍

Features

Issuer	Oea (Africa Proconsularis)
Emperor	Augustus (Caius Octavius) (27 BC - 14 AD)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	2 BC - 4 AD
Value	Dupondius (⅛)
Currency	Denarius (49 BC to AD 215)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	14.58 g
Diameter	28.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	9 o'clock ↑←
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 374142
References	RPC Online I# 828 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) , MAA# 26 var. Jacques Alexandropoulos; 2008. Les monnaies de l'Afrique antique, 400 avant J.-C. - 40 après J.-C. = The coins of ancient Africa, 400 BC - AD 40. Presses Universitaires du Midi, Toulouse, France. , Müller SBZ# 43 Christian Tuxen Falbe, Jacob Christian Linberg, Ludvig Müller; 1861. Numismatique de l'ancienne Afrique / Volume 2. Les monnaies de la Syrtique, de la Byzacène et de la Zeugitane = Numismatics of ancient Africa. Imprimerie de Bianco Luno, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Obverse

Bare head of Emperor Augustus facing right. Lituus (curved augural staff) to the right. Beaded border.

Reverse

Head of goddess Tyche facing right, wearing mural crown. Beaded border.

Script: Neo-Punic

Lettering:
𐤌𐤏𐤒𐤓
𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤕 𐤐𐤉𐤋𐤍

Edge

Straight

Mint

Oea, Tripolitania, modern-day Tripoli, Libya

Comments

Denomination: possibly a dupondius (RPC III page 206; MAA# 26)
Weight: 14.58 g average of 15 specimens (RPC III# 828; MAA#26)
Diameter: 28–29 mm (RPC III# 828; MAA#26)

Reverse inscription:

𐤌𐤏𐤒𐤓 (mᶜqr) left, in neo-Punic script written right to left, representing the name of one of the two suffetes (magistrates). Müller wrongly assumed it stands for the allied city of Macaera.

𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤕 𐤐𐤉𐤋𐤍 (pyln wyᶜt) right, in neo-Punic script written right to left. 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤕 (wyᶜt) represents the name of the city, Oea. 𐤐𐤉𐤋𐤍 (pyln) represents the name of one of the two suffetes (magistrates). Müller wrongly assumed it stands for the allied city of Bilan.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (2 BC - 4 AD)

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