RPC VIII, 2702

 

Image of specimen #15

 

Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 2702
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus)
Issue Bronze: Issue 2
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 radiate and cuirassed bust of Philip I, left, seen from front, wearing balteus; right arm of cuirass raised
Reverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΟΛΩΝ, Δ Ε, S C
Edition Ἀντιοχέων μητροπόλεως κολωνίας δʹ ἐπαρχιῶν senatus consulto Ἀντιοχέων μητρο(πόλεως) κολων(ίας) 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; below, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 16.75 g
Axis 5, 6, 11, 12
Reference CRS 498a; McAlee 993b
Specimens 15 (8 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 779
2 2     P: AA.GR.26150
3 3     P: Chandon de Briailles 1486
4 4     Cop SNG 271
5 5     Mu
6 6     NY: 1944.100.66079
7 7     O: Chester
8 8     O: Godwyn
9 9     Bern: N/82.2032 SNG Righetti 2032
10 10     Cologne: SYSK_0282
11 11     Leeds-UL: 432
12 12     Yale: 1938.6000.856 Bellinger, Hoards 8–9, no. 203; Dura Excavations, no. 1725
13 13     CNG 49, 17 Mar. 1999, lot 1078
14 14     McAlee coll. = McAlee 993b/5
15 15     ✸ Private coll.