RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 29063)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 29063)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip II (Caesar)
Issue ΥΠΑ ΤΟ Γ and Philip II as Caesar
Dating AD 247
Obverse inscription ΜΑΡ ΙΟΥΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΚΕϹΑΡ
Edition Μᾶρ(κος) Ἰούλι(ος) Φίλιππος Κέσα(ρ)
Translation Marcus Julius Philippus Caesar
Obverse design radiate and draped bust of Philip II, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞΟΥϹΙΑϹ ΥΠΑ ΤΟ Γ, ΑΝΤΙΟΧΙΑ, S C
Edition δημαρχ(ικῆς) ἐξουσίας ὕπα(τος) τὸ γʹ Ἀντιοχία S(enatus) C(onsulto)
Translation holder of the tribunician power, consul for the third time, Antioch, by order of the Senate
Reverse design eagle standing left, head right, spreading wings, holding wreath in beak
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 11.15 g
Axis 6, 7, 11, 12
Reference Prieur 397; McAlee 1019–20
Specimens 9 (4 in the core collections)
Note According to McAlee, the bust is sometimes cuirassed, but no clear specimen with a cuirass has been found.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     L: G.1040
— —     L: G.2357 BMC 550
— —     NY: 1944.100.59168
— —     V: GR 38086
— —     Beirut-AUB: C3055
— —     CGT coll.
— —     CNG EA 253, 6 Apr. 2011, lot 250
— —     CNG EA 453, 2 Oct. 2019, lot 328 = Prieur coll.
— —     ✸ NAC 138, 18 May 2023, lot 780