RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 19598)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 19598)
Province Pontus
Region Pontus
City Amisus
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip II (Caesar)
Issue Year ϹΟΖ = 277
Dating AD 245/6
Obverse inscription Μ Ι ΦΙΛΙΠΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἰ(ούλιος) Φίλιππο(ς) Καῖσαρ
Translation Marcus Julius Philippus Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΜΙϹΟΥ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΑϹ, ΕΤΟ ϹΟΖ
Edition Ἀμισοῦ ἐλευθέρας ἔτο(υς) σοζʹ
Translation of free Amisus, year 277
Reverse design Nike advancing left, holding trophy; to left, small figure raising wreath towards her
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 25.68 g
Axis 7, 12
Reference Rec 144d–e
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
Note Rev. of coin https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/100098 (Paris) unclear, described in Rec 144d and SNG as Nike holding palm, without mention of any small figure.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     P: 1221 SNG 1620 = Rec 144d, ex Grand Duc coll.
— —     ✸ NY: 1944.100.41372 Rec 144e, pl. suppl. J, 10
— —     SNG Turkey 10, 585 (as Magnesia ad Sipylum)