RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 2491)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 2491)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Neapolis
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip II (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Otacilia Severa (Augusta)
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 NEAPOLI NEOCORO, COL
Edition Neapoli neocoro colonia Neapoli neocoro col(onia)
Translation in Neapolis, neocorate, colony
Reverse design quadriga facing in which Philip I, Otacilia Severa (?) and Philip II are standing facing, head left, raising right arm, holding sceptre; above, Mount Gerizim
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 14.19 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Harl, Neapolis 77
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
— —     P: 215
— —     ✸ CNG EA 409, 8 Nov. 2017, lot 453