RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 2164)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 2164)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Caesarea Maritima
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip II (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 radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II, 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; 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 30 mm
Average weight 20.43 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Kadman II —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     IMJ Sofaer 102, as Philip I
— —     ✸ IMJ Sofaer 104