RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 58993)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 58993)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG
Edition Imp(erator) M(arcus) Iul(ius) Philippus P(ius) F(elix) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Marcus Julius Philippus Pious Fortunate Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL TYRO METR, ΔΙΔω
Edition col(onia) Tyro metr(opolis) Διδώ
Translation the colony of Tyre, metropolis; Dido
Reverse design Dido standing left, holding ruler and sceptre; behind her palm tree; on left arched city gate of Carthage on which mason sits and constructs; above, murex shell; below, man digging right, with pick
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 19.43 g
Axis 6
Reference Rouvier —
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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