RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 21150)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 21150)
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Pamphylia
City Side
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ϹΕΒ, Ε
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἰούλιος Φίλιππος Σεβαστὸς εʹ Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἰούλ(ιος) Φίλιππος Σεβ(αστὸς) εʹ
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus, 5
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΙΔΗΤΩΝ
Edition Σιδητῶν Σιδητῶν
Translation of the Sidetans
Reverse design Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent from patera, facing Asclepius standing left, holding serpent staff; between them, Telesphorus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 16.58 g
Axis 1, 6
Reference Watson 914
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
Note Same reverse die as RPC VII.2, 2552 (Gordian III), though the only specimen known so far for that type has been flat struck, which means that Telesphorus is not visible on it. 
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
— —     ✸ O
— —     CGT coll. = Naville Numismatics 19, 13 Dec. 2015, lot 280
— —     H.I. coll.
— —     Solidus 129, 20 Feb. 2024, lot 45
— —     Solidus Numismatik 89, 16 Nov. 2021, lot 1142