RPC VIII, 3092

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 3092
Province Arabia
Region Arabia
City Philippopolis
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip II (Augustus)
Dating AD 247–9
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἰούλιος Φίλιππος Σεβαστός Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἰούλι(ος) Φίλιππος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΚΟΛΩΝΙΑϹ, S C
Edition Φιλιπποπολιτῶν κολωνίας Senatus Consulto Φιλιπποπολιτῶν κολωνίας S(enatus) C(onsulto)
Translation of the Philippopolitans, colony, by decree of the Senate
Reverse design Roma seated on shield, left, holding two small figures of Philip’s parents on an eagle, and spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 17.23 g
Axis 6, 11, 12
Reference Spijkerman —
Specimens 18 (6 in the core collections)
Note The distinction with https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/2286 (Philip I) is based only on the portrait.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1908,0110.2224 BMC 4
2 2     L: 1908,0110.2222 BMC 5
3 3     P: AA.GR.25951
4 4     Cop SNG 151
5 5     NY: 1944.100.69423 SNG 1411
6 6     O: Bouchier
7 7     Beirut-AUB: C3306
8 8     Beirut-AUB: C3307
9 9     IMJ Sofaer 3 (as Philip I)
10 10     Leeds-UL: 458
11 11     CGT coll.
12 12     CNG EA 117, 29 June 2005, lot 157
13 13     CNG EA 144, 26 July 2006, lot 220
14 14     CNG EA 255, 4 May 2011, lot 269
15 15     Private coll.
16 16     Roma EA 63, 7 Nov. 2019, lot 560
17 17     Roma Numismatics EA 35, 3 May 2017, lot 554
18 18     Roma Numismatics, 21 May 2013, lot 1017 (after cleaning) = CNG EA 216, 12 Aug. 2009, lot 411 (before cleaning)