RPC VIII, 1580

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 1580
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cibyra
Region Phrygia
City Hierapolis
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ ΙΟΥΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Ἰούλιος Φίλιππος Αὔγουστος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Ἰούλ(ιος) Φίλιππος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Julius Philippus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Ἱεραπολειτῶν Ἱεραπολειτῶν
Translation of the Hierapolitans
Reverse design Demeter standing in biga drawn by winged serpents, left, holding a torch in each hand
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 19.15 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Weber, NC 1913, p. 21, no. 9
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same obv. die as 1582/1–5, 1618/1–6, 1620/1–5, 7–16, 1636/1–4, 1666/1–3 (Themisonium), 1717/1–8 (Eumenea), 1718/1–3 (Eumenea), 1744/1–3 (Apamea), 1745/1–5, 8, 10–17 (Apamea).
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1347 Wa 6172 = KM p. 242, no. 36
2 2     Eid Mar Auctions 4, 15 Sept. 2024, lot 313 = Nomos Obolos Webauction 36, 23 Feb. 2025, lot 625
3 3     ✸ Rex Numismatics E-Rex Duo 13, 31 Aug.–1 Sept. 2024, lot 296