RPC VIII, 3000

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 3000
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Neapolis
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus) ; Philip II (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Philip I (Augustus) ; Philip II (Augustus)
Dating AD 247–9
Obverse inscription IIMM CC PFILIPPIS (sic) AVGG
Edition Imperatoribus Caesaribus Philippis Augustis Im(peratoribus) C(aesaribus) P{F}<h>ilippis Aug(ustis)
Translation to the emperors Caesars, Philip I and Philip II, Augusti
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed busts of Philip I and Philip II, jugate right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL SERG NEAPOL
Edition colonia Sergia Neapolis col(onia) Serg(ia) Neapol(is)
Translation colony Sergia Neapolis
Reverse design Philip I and Philip II, both togate, standing, facing each other, holding holding patera over altar (between them) and short sceptre; above, Mount Gerizim
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 13.97 g
Reference Harl, Neapolis —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 2989/1, 2990/1–4, 9, 13–14, 2991/1–3, 5–6, 2992/1–3, 5, 9, 13, 2995/1, 2996/2, 2998/1, 3010/1, 3011/1, 3013/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Gemini VI, 10 Jan. 2010, lot 734 = CNG, Triton VI, 14 Jan. 2003, lot 578 (part) = CNG 51, 15 Sept. 1999, lot 1001 = CNG 32, 7 Dec. 1994, lot 278
2 2     Künker eLive 73, 4 Oct. 2022, lot 7052 = Künker eLive 70, 22 Feb. 2022, lot 8299