RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 26619)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 26619)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Damascus
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus)
Issue Fine style
Dating AD 247–9
Obverse inscription IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS PIO FEL AVG (sic)
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Iul(ius) Philippus Pi{o}(us) Fel(ix) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philippus Pious Fortunate Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL ΔAMAS METRO
Edition col(onia) Damas(cus) Metro(polis)
Translation Colony Damascus, metropolis
Reverse design shrine with four columns and projecting carry bars; within, draped bust of Fortuna right, turreted; between bars, ram leaping right, head left; either side, figure of Victory supporting small shrine from which the head of a bird emerges
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 18.68 g
Axis 1
Specimens 3 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     B: 18257435, Löbb.
— —     ✸ NY: 1944.100.83705
— —     V: GR 21876