RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 2241)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 2241)
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 Triptolemus holding seeds in chlamys, driving biga drawn by winged serpents, right; above, Mount Gerizim; at right, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference Harl, Neapolis 82 corr.
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    ✸ IMJ: 2726 Rosenberger III, 102
    CNG EA 212, 17 June 2009, lot 230