RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 19776)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 19776)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Prusa ad Olympum
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΙΟΥΛΙΟϹ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἰούλιος Φίλιππος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΠΡΟΥϹΑΕΩΝ
Edition Προυσαέων
Translation of the Prusaeans
Reverse design Helios standing right, holding torch with right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.31 g
Axis 1, 6, 7, 12
Reference Rec 158 corr. and 163
Specimens 16 (6 in the core collections)
Note Rec 158 describes the Mu coin as 'Apollon nu, tenant un arc', whereas it is the same type as Rec 163. The head of Helios is either turned r. or l.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     L: 1838,0921.117
— —     P: 1557A
— —     P: 1557 Rec 163, pl. CII, 29
— —     B: 18273527, 1906/27
— —     Mu Rec 158, pl. CII, 24
— —     NY: 1944.100.42357
— —     ✸ Winterthur: G 6706 Lanz 30, 26 Nov. 1984, lot 755
— —     Agora Sale 103, 28 Dec. 2021, lot 115
— —     CGT coll.
— —     CGT coll.
— —     CGT coll.
— —     CGT coll. = Naville 37, 28 Jan. 2018, lot 175
— —     CGT coll. = Naville 38, 11 Mar. 2018, lot 206
— —     Hecht, British Museum filing cards
— —     N&N London Green XIII, 14 Aug. 2023, lot 718
— —     Numismad 7, 14 Apr. 2023, lot 546