RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 19489)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 19489)
Province Epirus
Region Epirus
City Nicopolis
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Μ ΙΟΥ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Μᾶρκος Ἰούλιος Φίλιππος Σεβαστός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἰού(λιος) Φίλιππος Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΙΕΡΑϹ ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ
Edition Ἱερᾶς Νεικοπόλεως Ἱερᾶς Νεικοπόλεως
Translation of sacred Nicopolis
Reverse design Aktia seated left, holding agonistic crown and sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 8.27 g
Axis 1, 5
Reference Oikonomidou 14; Calomino 502
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Note On earlier coins, the deity holds what is clearly a palm branch and not a sceptre.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
— —     V: GR 11984 Oikonomidou 14
— —     Preveza: 69 Calomino 502.2
— —     ✸ Demeter Coins 49, 27 July 2025, lot 364