RPC VIII, 638

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 638
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Marcianopolis
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip II (Caesar)
Obverse inscription Μ ΙΟΥΛΙΟϹ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Edition Μᾶρκος Ἰούλιος Φίλιππος Καῖσαρ Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἰούλιος Φίλιππος Καῖσαρ
Translation Marcus Julius Philippus Caesar
Obverse design confronted busts of Philip II, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed, right, seen from rear, and Sarapis, draped, left
Reverse inscription ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ, Ε
Edition Μαρκιανοπολειτῶν εʹ Μαρκιανοπολειτῶν εʹ
Translation of the Marcianopolitans, 5
Reverse design Hera standing left, holding patera and sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 12.11 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference AMNG —; Hristova & Jekov, Marcianopolis 6.44.3.1
Specimens 8 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 4–5: same rev. die as 637/1–2.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ O: Baldwin
2 2     V: GR 39654
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     Naumann 86, 20 Feb. 2020, lot 277
5 5     Pfeiffer 754
6 6     Roma Numismatics EA 68, 27 Feb. 2020, lot 766 = Roma Numismatics EA 82, 15 April 2021, lot 974
7 7     Savoca EA 203 Silver, 24 Mar. 2024, lot 268
8 8     Savoca EA 35 Silver, 3 Aug. 2019, lot 245