RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 27498)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 27498)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Heliopolis
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus)
Dating AD 244/5
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M IVL PHILIPPVS PIVS FEL AVG
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) M(arcus) Iul(ius) Philippus Pius 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 rear
Reverse inscription I O M H, COL HEL (retrograde)
Edition I(upiter) O(ptimus) M(aximus) H(eliopolitanus) col(onia) Hel(iopolitana)
Translation Jupiter of Heliopolis, the best and greatest; the colony of Heliopolis
Reverse design temple of Jupiter Heliopolitanus seen in perspective; ear of corn in front of the temple; altar behind the temple
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 14.28 g
Axis 6, 7, 12
Reference Sawaya series 42, 436
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     ✸ P: Chandon de Briailles 1281
— —     CNG EA 573, 23 Oct. 2024, lot 438
— —     Private coll. = CNG EA 146, 23 Aug. 2006, lot 179 = Ponterio 115, 14 Aug. 2001, lot 993