RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 2211)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 2211)
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, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription NEAPOL NEOCORO, COL
Reverse design Marsyas standing left, raising arm, holding wineskin over shoulder; at left, Mount Gerizim, with temple in perspective and altar, supported by eagle facing, head left, spreading wings; between them, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 12
Reference Harl, Neapolis 79
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    ✸ P: 214