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| Image of specimen #3 | |
| URI | https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/2/2112B json ttl rdf xml epidoc |
| Volume | II |
| Number | 2112B |
| Province | Syria |
| Region | Syria |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Reign | Uncertain |
| Obverse inscription | ΔΗ[ ]ΤΡΑ(Ϲ) (?) |
| Edition | Δη[---]τρας |
| Translation | De[---]tras |
| Obverse design | veiled bust right |
| Reverse inscription | ΦΙΛ |
| Edition | Φιλ(αδελφέων) |
| Translation | of the Philadelphians |
| Reverse design | cow standing right |
| Metal | copper-based alloy |
| Average diameter | 12 mm |
| Average weight | 1.79 g |
| Reference | Sofaer 9–10 |
| Specimens | 4 (0 in the core collections) |
| Note | Date uncertain. Head is conventionally identified as Asteria (named on second century coins), but the legend on the obv. might be trying to represent Demeter, who is also attested on the coinage of Philadelphia. The convex fabric suggests a very early date: probably pre-imperial? |
| Addition | Additional coin-type (post publication) |