RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 2824)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 2824)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Nisibis
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus)
Dating AD 247–9
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἰούλι(ος) Φίλιππος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΙΟΥ ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛΩ ΝΕϹΙΒΙ ΜΗΤ
Edition Ἰου(λία) Σεπ(τίμινα) κολω(νία) Νέσιβι(ς) μητ(ρόπολις)
Translation Julian Septimian colony Nisibis, metropolis
Reverse design temple with triangular pediment (facing bust within) and four columns enclosing draped, veiled and turreted Tyche seated facing, with ram leaping right above her; below, river god swimming right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 10.31 g
Axis 12
Specimens 11 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    B: 18275027, Löbb.
    O: Rueff Bequest
    Beirut-AUB: C3358
    A. Laud coll.
    CGT coll.
    CNG EA 278, 25 Apr. 2012, lot 236
    CNG EA 407, 11 Oct. 2017, lot 412 = Schulten, 11 Apr. 1988, lot 1033
    M&M GmbH 20, 10 Oct. 2006, lot 974
    Numisfitz GmbH 2, 4 June 2023, lot 669
    Private coll.
    ✸ Roma Numismatics EA 65, 19 Dec. 2019, lot 639