RPC VIII, 3040

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 3040
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Neapolis
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip II (Augustus)
Dating AD 247–9
Obverse inscription IMP C M IVL PHELIPPO P F AVG
Edition Imperatori Caesari Marco Iulio Philippo Pio Felici Augusto Imp(eratori) C(aesari) M(arco) Iul(io) Ph{e}<i>lippo P(io) F(elici) Aug(usto)
Translation to Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philippus Pious Fortunate Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL IVL NEAPOL
Edition colonia Iulia Neapolis col(onia) Iul(ia) Neapol(is)
Translation colony of Julia Neapolis
Reverse design Mount Gerizim with temple in perspective, and altar (on the right), steep stairway and colonnade; below, eagle facing, head right, spreading wings
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 14.01 g
Axis 1, 2, 6, 7, 12
Reference Harl, Neapolis 85–6
Specimens 17 (7 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 4, 6–8: same pair of dies. 1–2, 4, 6–8: same obv. die as 3005/1–5, 3006/1, 3033/1, 3035/1, 3049/2, 7, 3050/1, 3, 3051/1, 3052/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: Chandon de Briailles 1025
2 2     P: 213
3 3     B: 18275112, 1884/202
4 4     C SNG Lewis 1849
5 5     G SNG 3578
6 6     NY: 1961.154.144 SNG 1024
7 7     NY: 1944.100.69145 SNG 1025
8 8     IMJ: 2710 Rosenberger III, 85 (as Philip I)
9 9     CNG 103, 14 Sept. 2016, lot 600
10 10     CNG EA 163, 25 Apr. 2007, lot 84
11 11     CNG EA 208, 8 Apr. 2009, lot 345
12 12     CNG EA 302, 8 May 2013, lot 290
13 13     CNG EA 321, 26 Feb. 2014, lot 429
14 14     CNG EA 531, 25 Jan. 2023, lot 650
15 15     CNG EA 548, 18 Oct. 2023, lot 378
16 16     Falghera 2384
17 17     ✸ Heritage 3003, 8 Mar. 2012, lot 20664