RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 2140)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 2140)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Caesarea Maritima
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus)
Dating AD 247–9
Obverse inscription IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Iul(ius) Philippus P(ius) F(elix) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philippus Pious Fortunate Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL PR FL AVG F C CAES METR
Edition col(onia) Pr(ima) Fl(avia) Aug(usta) F(elix?) C(oncordia?) Caes(area) Metr(opolis)
Translation the first Flavian colony of Augusta Felix Concordia, Caesarea, metropolis
Reverse design Caesarean triad: Ceres standing right, holding ears of corn, Fortuna standing left, right foot on prow, holding small bust and sceptre, and Bacchus standing facing, head left; behind Ceres, large prow; between Ceres and Fortuna, small figure standing left, sacrificing over altar; between Fortuna and Bacchus, half-length figure of harbour god right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 24.13 g
Axis 6
Reference Kadman II —
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Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     ✸ CNG 99, 13 May 2015, lot 519