RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 2771)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 2771)
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip II (Augustus)
Issue LϚ = year 6
Dating AD 248/9
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΙΟΥ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΕΥϹΕ
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἰού(λιος) Φίλιππος Εὐσε(βής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philippus Pious
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L - Ϛ
Edition (ἔτους) ϛʹ
Translation of year 6
Reverse design serpent (Uraeus) erect, right, crowned with disc and horns, coiled around sistrum, facing serpent (Agathodaemon) erect, left, crowned with skhent, coiled around caduceus and stalk of corn; below, palm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 21.13 g
Axis 12
Reference Geissen 2805
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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