RPC VIII, 2400

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 2400
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Mallus
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Otacilia Severa (Augusta)
Obverse inscription IMP M IVL PHILIPPVM AVG
Edition Imperatorem Marcum Iulium Philippum Augustum Imp(eratorem) M(arcum) Iul(ium) Philippum Aug(ustum)
Translation for Emperor Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription OTACILIAM SEVERAM ΙΕΡ MAL COL, [?] [?], S C
Edition Otaciliam Severam ἱερὰν Colonia Mallus Senatus Consulto Otaciliam Severam ἱερ(ὰν) Col(onia) Mal(lus) S(enatus) C(onsulto)
Translation for Otacilia Severa, sacred, colony of Mallus [---] [---], by decree of the Senate
Reverse design diademed and draped bust of Otacilia Severa, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 16.00 g
Axis 5, 6
Specimens 13 (1 in the core collections)
Note Two letters on the rev. remain unexplained, but their position in the field may suggest that they give the year of the local era (compare with https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/2193).
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1965.728 SNG 1930
2 2     Bern: N/82.1593 SNG Righetti 1593
3 3     V-ON SNG Leypold 2529
4 4     Barbeau coll.
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     CGT coll. = NBS EA 9, 27 Nov. 2021, lot 281
7 7     CGT coll. = NBS EA 9, 27 Nov. 2021, lot 302
8 8     ✸ CNG EA 328, 11 June 2014, lot 340
9 9     Lindgren III, 870
10 10     Naumann 115, 3 Apr. 2022, lot 622
11 11     Naumann 84, 1 Dec. 2019, lot 275
12 12     Savoca 24 Blue, 21 Sept. 2019, lot 1030
13 13     Tahberer 968