RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 26850)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 26850)
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 DAMAS METRO(P)(O), ΙΕΡΑ, ϹΕΒΑϹΜΙΑ
Edition col(onia) Damasco(s) metropo(lis) ἱερὰ σεβασμία
Translation the colony of Damascus, metropolis; holy and Augustan
Reverse design wreath with large terminal decoration inscribed IEPA and containing ϹƐΒΑϹΜΙΑ; below, ram's head
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 17.93 g
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    Falghera 2356 = Schulten, Oct. 1984, lot 927
    ✸ Savoca London 7 Blue, 16 Nov. 2019, lot 575