RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 2207)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 2207)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Neapolis
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip II (Augustus)
Dating AD 247–9
Obverse inscription IMP C M IVL PHILIPPO F D N
Nominative Imperator Caesar Marcus Iulius Philippus filius domini nostri
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Philip II, r., seen from front, with gorgoneion on cuirass
Reverse inscription COL SERG NEAPOL
Reverse design Marsyas standing l., raising arm, holding wineskin over shoulder; at l., Mount Gerizim, with temple in perspective and altar, supported by eagle facing, head l., spreading wings
Metal Æ
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 12
Reference Harl, Neapolis 98–9
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    L: 1899,0704.3 BMC 144
    ✸ IMJ: 2731 Rosenberger III, 107