RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 29250)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 29250)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip II (Augustus)
Issue ΥΠΑ ΤΟ Γ and Philip II as Augustus
Dating AD 247
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 and draped bust of Philip II, right, seen from front
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 right, spreading wings, holding wreath in beak
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 11.94 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Prieur 404 corr.; McAlee 1036
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Note The coin illustrated under Prieur 404 has a bust also cuirassed, but it is actually a coin with ΥΠΑΤΟ Δ (where the Δ looks like Ι due to the lack of space on the die).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     L: G.2358 BMC 551
— —     P: 1990.3075
— —     ✸ CNG EA 562, 15 May 2024, lot 397
— —     iNumis MBS 24, 18 Mar. 2014, lot 288
— —     Naville Numismatics 31, 14 May 2017, lot 520