RPC VIII, 2987

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 2987
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Neapolis
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Otacilia Severa (Augusta)
Person (rev.) Philip I (Augustus) ; Philip II (Augustus)
Dating AD 247–9
Obverse inscription M OT SEVERAE AVG M C
Edition Marciae Otaciliae Severae Augustae Matri Castrorum M(arciae) Ot(aciliae) Severae Aug(ustae) M(atri) C(astrorum)
Translation to Marcia Otacilia Severa, Augusta, Mother of the Camps
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Otacilia Severa, right, on crescent
Reverse inscription COL SERG, NEAPOL
Edition colonia Sergia Neapolis col(onia) Serg(ia) Neapol(is)
Translation colony Sergia Neapolis
Reverse design Philip I and Philip II, one togate and one in military dress, standing, facing each other, holding holding patera over altar (between them) and sceptre; above, Mount Gerizim
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 14.85 g
Axis 6
Reference Harl, Neapolis 56
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Die-links 1, 3: same pair of dies. 1, 3: same obv. die as 3016/1, 3020/1–2, 4, 3021/1, 3022/1, 3023/1, 3025/1, 3030/2.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     IMJ: 2722 Rosenberger III, 97
2 2     ✸ IMJ Sofaer 191
3 3     CNG 100, 7 Oct. 2015, lot 1771