RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 2474)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 2474)
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 Imperatori Caesari Marco Iulio Philippo filio Domini nostri 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 NEAPOL NEOCORO, COL
Edition Neapoli neocoro colonia Neapol(i) neocoro col(onia)
Translation in Neapolis, neocorate, colony
Reverse design she-wolf standing left, head right, feeding twins; above, Mount Gerizim; below, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 14.02 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Harl, Neapolis 78
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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