RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 26825)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 26825)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Damascus
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip II (Caesar)
Issue Rough style
Dating AD 244–7
Obverse inscription M IVL PHILIPPVS NOB CAE
Edition M(arcus) Iul(ius) Philippus Nob(ilissimus) Cae(sar)
Translation Marcus Julius Philippus most noble Caesar
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL ΔAMAS METRO
Edition col(onia) Damas(cus) Metro(polis)
Translation Colony Damascus, metropolis
Reverse design turreted and draped bust of Fortuna left, cornucopia over shoulder; before, small figure of Marsyas standing right, raising hand, carrying wineskin over shoulder
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 10.59 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note Vaillant (Numismata aerea imperatorum et Caesarum in coloniis, municipiis et urbibus jure latio donatis, II, p. 187) knew of this type.
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— —     ✸ M&M GmbH 20, 10 Oct. 2006, lot 623