RPC VIII, 3049

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 3049
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 bust of Jupiter, right, with drapery on left shoulder; below, eagle facing, head right, spreading wings
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 16.01 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Harl, Neapolis 91
Specimens 7 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 2, 7: same obv. die as 3005/1–5, 3006/1, 3033/1, 3035/1, 3040/1–2, 4, 6–8, 3050/1, 3, 3051/1, 3052/1. 7: same rev. die as 2965/1, 3, 5.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     IMJ Sofaer 201
2 2     CGT coll. = CNG EA 360, 30 Sept. 2015, lot 322
3 3     CNG EA 250, 23 Feb. 2011, lot 276 = CNG EA 239, 25 Aug. 2010, lot 421
4 4     ✸ Gemini VI, 10 Jan. 2010, lot 737
5 5     Heritage 3003, 8 Mar. 2012, lot 20665
6 6     NAC 106, 9 May 2018, lot 1658 = NAC 84, 20 May 2015, lot 2022
7 7     Rosenberger III, 78