RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 58856)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 58856)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip II (Augustus)
Issue ΥΠΑ ΤΟ Δ, officina 2
Dating AD c.249
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 II, right, seen from rear; below bust: ••
Reverse inscription ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞΟΥϹΙΑϹ ΥΠΑ ΤΟ Δ, ΑΝΤΙΟΧΙΑ, S C
Edition Δημαρχ(ικῆς) ἐξουσίας ὓπα(τος) τὸ δ' Ἀντιοχία S(enatus) C(onsulto)
Translation holder of the tribunitian power, consul for the fourth time, Antioch, by decree of the Senate
Reverse design eagle standing left, spreading wings, holding wreath in beak
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 11.99 g
Axis 1, 7
Reference Prieur 491; McAlee 1064b
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    ✸ NY: 1944.100.59199
    Beirut-AUB: C3063
    CGT coll.
    CNG EA 135, 15 Mar. 2006, lot 66
    CNG EA 453, 2 Oct. 2019, lot 334 = Prieur coll.