RPC VIII, 2434

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 2434
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Nisibis
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus)
Dating AD 247–9
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἰούλιος Φίλιππος Σεβαστός Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἰούλι(ος) Φίλιππος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΙΟΥ ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛΩ ΝΕϹΙΒΙ ΜΗΤ
Edition Ἰουλία Σεπτίμινα κολωνία Νέσιβις μητρόπολις Ἰου(λία) Σεπ(τίμινα) κολω(νία) Νέσιβι(ς) μητ(ρόπολις)
Translation Julian Septimian colony Nisibis, metropolis
Reverse design temple with triangular pediment (facing bust within) and four columns enclosing draped, veiled and turreted Tyche seated facing, with ram leaping right above her; below, river god swimming right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 10.31 g
Axis 12
Specimens 11 (2 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18275027, Löbb.
2 2     O: Rueff Bequest
3 3     Beirut-AUB: C3358
4 4     A. Laud coll.
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     CNG EA 278, 25 Apr. 2012, lot 236
7 7     CNG EA 407, 11 Oct. 2017, lot 412 = Schulten, 11 Apr. 1988, lot 1033
8 8     M&M GmbH 20, 10 Oct. 2006, lot 974
9 9     Numisfitz GmbH 2, 4 June 2023, lot 669
10 10     Private coll.
11 11     ✸ Roma Numismatics EA 65, 19 Dec. 2019, lot 639