RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 26851)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 26851)
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 METROP
Edition col(onia) Δamas(cos) metrop(olis)
Translation the colony of Damascus, metropolis
Reverse design Marsyas standing right, raising hand, carrying wineskin over shoulder
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 8.76 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     ✸ Sternberg, Nov. 1976, lot 593