RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 3020)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 3020)
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 Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἰούλιος Φίλιππος Σεβαστός Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἰούλι(ος) Φίλιππος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus
Obverse design radiate and cuirassed bust of Philip I, left, seen from rear, holding spear pointing forward and shield (decorated with quadriga)
Reverse inscription ΙΟΥ ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛΩ ΝΕϹΙΒΙ ΜΗΤ
Edition Ἰουλία Σεπτίμινα κολωνία Νέσιβις μητρόπολις Ἰου(λία) Σεπ(τίμινα) κολω(νία) Νέσιβι(ς) μητ(ρόπολις)
Translation Julian Septimian colony Nisibis, metropolis
Reverse design temple with arched pediment and six 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 11.14 g
Axis 12
Specimens 8 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
— —     O: Rueff Bequest
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— —     Schenk-Behreus 93, 20 May 1992, lot 612
— —     Timeline Auctions 160, 7 Sept. 2024, lot 3448
— —     ✸ TMC coll. = Sol Numismatik 21, 2 Dec. 2023, lot 385