RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 26892)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 26892)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Damascus
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus)
Issue Fine style
Dating AD 247–9
Obverse inscription IM C P M IVL PHILIPPVS PIO FEL AVG (sic)
Edition Im(perator) C(aesar) P M(arcus) Iul(ius) Philippus Pi{o}<u>(s) Fel(ix) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar P(?) Marcus Julius Philippus Pious Fortunate Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Philip I, left, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL DAMAS METRO
Edition col(onia) Damas(co) metro(poli)
Translation in the colony Damascus, metropolis
Reverse design Hercules standing left, holding club and lion skin, right arm outstretched, draped with uncertain object (animal skin?); in upper left field, ram's head
Metal copper-based alloy
Average weight 19.01 g
Axis 12
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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