RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 2457)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 2457)
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
Edition Imp(eratori) C(aesari) M(arco) Iul(io) Philippo f(ilio) D(omini) n(ostri)
Translation to Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philip, son of our Lord
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL SERG, [NEA]PO[L]
Edition col(onia) Serg(ia) Neapol(is)
Translation Colony Sergia Neapolis
Reverse design Marsyas standing right, raising arm, holding wineskin over shoulder; at right, Mount Gerizim, with temple in perspective and altar, supported by eagle facing, head left, spreading wings
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 13.13 g
Axis 6
Reference Harl, Neapolis 80
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    ✸ NY: 1944.100.69149 SNG 1029