RPC VIII, 117

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 117
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Dium
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip II (Caesar)
Obverse inscription M IVL PEILIPPVS (sic) CAIS
Edition Marcus Iulius Philippus Caesar M(arcus) Iul(ius) P<h>{e}ilippus Ca{i}<e>s(ar)
Translation Marcus Julius Philippus Caesar
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL IVL DIENSIS, D D
Edition colonia Iulia Diensis decreto decurionum col(onia) Iul(ia) Diensis d(ecreto) d(ecurionum)
Translation the Julian colony of Dium, by decree of the decurions
Reverse design Asclepius standing left, his left arm resting on serpent staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 7.70 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Kremydi p. 239, no. 9
Specimens 7 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3–7: same rev. die as 113/1–2.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1968,0604.2 Kremydi 9.7
2 2     Dion: 71
3 3     Dion: 6950 Kremydi pl. 24. Philip II, 5
4 4     CGT coll. = Naville Numismatics 27, 27 Nov. 2016, lot 139
5 5     ✸ CNG EA 390, 1 Feb. 2017, lot 319
6 6     Leu EA 17, 14 Aug. 2021, lot 1609
7 7     Schulten, 20 Oct. 1988, lot 156