RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 22032)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 22032)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Philomelium
Region Phrygia
City Philomelium
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus)
Magistrate Marcus Nestor
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛΙΟϹ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἰούλιος Φίλιππος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΦΙΛΟΜΗΛΕΩΝ ΕΠΙ ΜΑΡΚΟΥ ΝΕϹΤΟΡΟϹ Β
Edition Φιλομηλέων ἐπὶ Μάρκου Νέστορος βʹ
Translation of the Philomelians, under Marcus Nestor, 2
Reverse design Athena standing left, holding Nike and spear against which rests shield; at feet, left, serpent
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 21.47 g
Axis 5, 6
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
Note On coins https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/148828 and https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/453885, the words ΝƐ–Ϲ–TΟ-ΡΟ/Ϲ, Β are placed across the field, with C below ΡΟ and B above  ΡΟ, retrograde.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    V: GR 19949
    CGT coll.
    Hirsch 352, 25 Sept. 2019, lot 3113 = Hirsch 343, 26 Sept. 2018, lot 2784
    ✸ Numisfitz 2, 4 June 2023, lot 535
    Savoca Blue 140, 13 Aug. 2022, lot 771