RPC VIII, 3091

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 3091
Province Arabia
Region Arabia
City Philippopolis
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip II (Augustus)
Dating AD 247–9
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἰούλιος Φίλιππος Σεβαστός Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἰούλι(ος) Φίλιππος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΚΟΛΩΝΙΑϹ, S C
Edition Φιλιπποπολιτῶν κολωνίας Senatus Consulto Φιλιπποπολιτῶν κολωνίας S(enatus) C(onsulto)
Translation of the Philippopolitans, colony, by decree of the Senate
Reverse design Roma seated on shield, left, holding two small figures of Philip’s parents on an eagle, and spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 16.72 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Spijkerman 6
Specimens 18 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 1: same obv. die as 2712/2, 8 (Antioch).
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1885,1101.7 BMC 10
2 2     P: 1966.453
3 3     P: 127
4 4     NY: 1944.100.69422 SNG 1410
5 5     Beirut-AUB: C3309
6 6     J-SBF Spijkerman 6
7 7     Agora 44, 3 Nov. 2015, lot 95
8 8     Berk 202, 26 Oct. 2017, lot 350
9 9     CNG EA 117, 29 June 2005, lot 158
10 10     CNG EA 192, 23 July 2008, lot 162
11 11     CNG EA 277, 11 Apr. 2012, lot 169
12 12     CNG EA 567, 31 July 2024, lot 361
13 13     CNG EA 567, 31 July 2024, lot 362
14 14     Heritage 3018, 5 Sept. 2012, lot 20510
15 15     R. McAlee coll.
16 16     Savoca 18 Blue, 30 Mar. 2019, lot 1236
17 17     Sternberg, 25 Nov. 1976, lot 682
18 18     CGT coll.