Province Syria Palaestina
City Neapolis 
Region Samaria
Reign Philip I
Obverse inscription IIMM CC P FILIPPIS AVGG
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed busts of Philip I and Philip II, jugate r., seen from rear
Reverse inscription NEAPOLI NEOCORO, COL
Reverse design female figure seated r., raising hand to lips, holding spear pointing upwards, facing nude and helmeted male figure standing l., drapery on l. shoulder, extending r. arm, holding parazonium (?); above, Mount Gerizim and star

 

Museum Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Inventory no.
Reference Sofaer 175 = Sternberg 19, 18 Nov. 1987, lot 779
Diameter 27.3
Weight 15.59
Axis 7
Note