RPC VIII, 3008

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 3008
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Neapolis
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip II (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Philip I (Augustus)
Dating AD 247–9
Obverse inscription IMP C M IVL PHILIPPO F D N
Edition Imperatori Caesari Marco Iulio Philippo filio Domini nostri Imp(eratori) C(aesari) M(arco) Iul(io) Philippo f(ilio) D(omini) n(ostri)
Translation to Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philip, son of our Lord
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Philip II, right, seen from front, with gorgoneion on cuirass
Reverse inscription COL SERG, NEAPOL
Edition colonia Sergia Neapolis col(onia) Serg(ia) Neapol(is)
Translation colony Sergia Neapolis
Reverse design Philip I, radiate, on horseback, riding left, raising right arm; above, Mount Gerizim
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 15.24 g
Axis 6
Reference Harl, Neapolis —
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     IMJ Sofaer 205
2 2     ✸ CNG EA 185, 2 Apr. 2008, lot 252
3 3     Sternberg 28, 7 Nov. 1994, lot 559