RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 26777)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 26777)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Damascus
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus)
Issue Rough style
Dating AD 244–7
Obverse inscription IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG
Edition Imp(erator) M(arcus) Iul(ius) Philippus P(ius) F(elix) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Marcus Julius Philippus Pious Fortunate Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL ΔAMA(S) 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 19.23 g
Axis 11, 12
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    P: 74
    NY: 1999.32.199
    Bern: N/82.2155 SNG Righetti 2155
    Private coll.
    ✸ Private coll. = Dix, Noonan Webb, 29 Sept. 2008, lot 5716