RPC VIII, 2783

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 2783
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 Imperator Marcus Iulius Philippus Pius Felix Augustus Imp(erator) M(arcus) Iul(ius) Philippus P(ius) F(elix) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Marcus Julius Philippus Pious Fortunate Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Philip I, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL DAMAS METRO(P), LEG VI F(E)(R)(R)
Edition colonia Damasco metropoli Legio VI Ferrata col(onia) Damas(co) metrop(oli) Leg(io) VI Ferr(ata)
Translation in the colony Damascus, metropolis, the 6th Ironclad legion
Reverse design she-wolf right suckling twins; behind, inscribed vexillum; in exergue, ram's head right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 19.19 g
Axis 2, 12
Specimens 12 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1908,0110.2377
2 2     B: 18257422, I-B
3 3     B: 18257423, Löbb.
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     CGT coll. = CNG EA 308, 7 Aug. 2013, lot 260
6 6     CNG EA 262, 17 Aug. 2011, lot 246
7 7     ✸ CNG EA 289, 24 Oct. 2012, lot 226
8 8     CNG EA 341, 17 Dec. 2014, lot 43
9 9     CNG EA 349, 22 Apr. 2015, lot 314
10 10     Dix, Noonan Webb, 29 Sept. 2008, lot 5720
11 11     Falghera 2355
12 12     Naville Numismatics 38, 11 Mar. 2018, lot 253