RPC VIII, 2079

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 2079
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Pamphylia
City Perge
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip II (Augustus)
Issue Group 3b
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ ΜΑΡ ΙΟΥ ϹΕΟΥ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἰούλιος Σεουῆρος Φίλιππος Σεβαστός Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Ἰού(λιος) Σεου(ῆρος) Φίλιππος Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Severus Philippus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΠΕΡΓΑΙΑϹ ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΟϹ, ΑϹΥΛΟΥ
Edition Περγαίας Ἀρτέμιδος ἀσύλου Περγαίας Ἀρτέμιδος ἀσύλου
Translation of Artemis of Perga, the inviolable
Reverse design temple with two columns enclosing cult statue of Artemis Pergaia between star and crescent and flanked by two short columns with sphinx (?); in pediment, eagle
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.63 g
Axis 1, 7, 12
Reference Watson 876a
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)
Note Sometimes, no short columns with sphinx.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     C: Mossop
2 2     Ankara: 2068-198/18 Arslan, Pamphylia, p. 36, no. 34
3 3     Di Nallo coll.
4 4     ✸ Private coll.
5 5     Savoca Coins Blue 166th Blue, 17 June 2023, lot 1062
6 6     Themis 9, 11 Apr. 2021, lot 405