RPC VIII, 2978

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 2978
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Neapolis
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus)
Dating AD 247–9
Obverse inscription IMP C M IVL PHILIPPO P F AVG
Edition Imperatori Caesari Marco Iulio Philippo Pio Felici Augusto Imp(eratori) C(aesari) M(arco) Iul(io) Philippo P(io) F(elici) Aug(usto)
Translation to 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 SERG, NEAPOL
Edition colonia Sergia Neapolis col(onia) Serg(ia) Neapol(is)
Translation colony Sergia Neapolis
Reverse design she-wolf standing left, head right, feeding twins; above, Mount Gerizim
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 14.55 g
Axis 2, 6, 7, 12
Reference Harl, Neapolis 26
Specimens 8 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies. 1–2: same obv. die as 2968/1, 2981/1, 2983/1–4, 2984/1.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1961.154.143 SNG 1018
2 2     O: Milne
3 3     IMJ: 349
4 4     ✸ IMJ Sofaer 137
5 5     CNG EA 213, 1 July 2009, lot 344
6 6     Heritage 3018, 5 Sept. 2012, lot 20434
7 7     Heritage 3018, 5 Sept. 2012, lot 20435
8 8     Superior Galleries, 12 Dec. 1987, lot 617