RPC VIII, 2688

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 2688
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip II (Caesar)
Issue Bronze: Issue 1
Dating AD 244–7
Obverse inscription ΜΑΡ ΙΟΥΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΚΑΙϹ(ΑΡ)
Edition Μᾶρκος Ἰούλιος Φίλιππος Καῖσαρ Μᾶρ(κος) Ἰούλι(ος) Φίλιππος Καῖσαρ
Translation Marcus Julius Philippus Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΟΛΩ, Δ Ε, S C
Edition Ἀντιοχέων μητροπόλεως κολωνίας δʹ ἐπαρχιῶν senatus consulto Ἀντιοχέων μητρ(οπόλεως) κολω(νίας) δʹ ἐ(παρχιῶν) s(enatus) c(onsulto)
Translation of the Antiochenes, metropolis colony, of the 4 eparchies, by decree of the senate
Reverse design veiled, turreted and draped bust of Tyche, right; above, ram leaping right, head left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 17.86 g
Axis 1, 6, 7, 12
Reference CRS 494d; McAlee 1069–70
Specimens 11 (0 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Bern: N/82.2036 SNG Righetti 2036
2 2     ✸ Leeds-UL: 441
3 3     Leeds-UL: 442
4 4     Yale: 2001.87.7227
5 5     Yale: 1938.6000.2201 Dura Excavations, no. 1729
6 6     Agora 48, 12 Jan. 2016, lot 91
7 7     Aycock-Wakefield coll. = Aphrodite Art Coins 36, 17 Aug. 2025, lot 361
8 8     CNG 49, 17 Mar. 1999, lot 1089
9 9     Emporium Hamburg 107, 9 Dec. 2024, lot 759
10 10     Roma Numismatics EA 115, 21 Dec. 2023, lot 695
11 11     Savoca 19 Blue, 20 Apr. 2019, lot 992