RPC VIII, 2798

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 2798
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Damascus
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus)
Issue Rough style
Dating AD 244–7
Obverse inscription IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG
Edition Imperator Marcus Iulius Philippus Pius Felix Augustus Imp(erator) M(arcus) Iul(ius) Philippus P(ius) F(elix) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Marcus Julius Philippus Pious Fortunate Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Philip I, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL ΔAMA METR
Edition colonia Δamasco metropoli col(onia) Δama(sco) metr(opoli)
Translation in the colony of Damascus, metropolis
Reverse design shrine with four columns and projecting carry bars (?); within, Fortuna seated right, holding fillet or diadem and cornucopia; below, upper part of river god Chrysoroas swimming (?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.01 g
Axis 11, 12
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: Y 28475.6
2 2     ✸ B: 18252809, Fox
3 3     M&M GmbH 20, 10 Oct. 2006, lot 619
4 4     A. Kropp coll.