RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 15990)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 15990)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Damascus
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus)
Issue Fine style
Dating AD 247–9
Obverse inscription IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS PIO FEL AVG (sic)
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Iul(ius) Philippus Pi{o}(us) Fel(ix) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philippus Pious Fortunate Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Philip I, left, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL DAMAS METRO ΧΡΥϹΟΡΑ
Edition col(onia) Damas(cos) metro(polis) Χρυσορ(ρό)α(ς)
Translation the colony of Damascus, metropolis; Chrysoroas
Reverse design river god Chrysoroas seated left, holding reeds and cornucopia; behind, urn from which water flows
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 16.50 g
Axis 12
Specimens 9 (3 in the core collections)
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Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     P: 78
— —     B: 18257420, Löbb.
— —     NY: 1944.100.83702
— —     IMJ: 4276 Rosenberger 32
— —     ✸ CNG 91, 19 Sept. 2012, lot 649
— —     CNG EA 124, 12 Oct. 2005, lot 212
— —     CNG EA 341, 17 Dec. 2014, lot 45
— —     CNG EA 413, 31 Jan. 2018, lot 292
— —     Lindgren I, 2146