RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 2261)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 2261)
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 NEAPOLI NEOCORO, COL
Reverse design founder of the colony, ploughing with bull and cow, right; above, Mount Gerizim and vexillum with eagle; below, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference Harl, Neapolis 76
Specimens 9 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    L: 1908,0110.2144
    B: 18275110, Löbb.
    NY: 1961.154.145 SNG 1030
    IMJ: 2563
    IMJ Sofaer 194
    CNG MBS 63, 21 May 2003, lot 851
    ✸ Heritage 3003, 8 Mar. 2012, lot 20663
    Heritage 3032, 10 Apr. 2014, lot 30339 = CNG EA 117, 29 June 2005, lot 172
    Rosenberger III, 105