RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 59215)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 59215)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Damascus
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus)
Issue Fine style
Dating AD 247–9
Obverse inscription IMP C M IVL PHILIPPVS PIO FEL AVG (sic)
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Iul(ius) Philippus Pi{o}(us) Fel(ix) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philippus Pious Fortunate Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Philip I, left, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL DAMAS METRO ΠΗΓΑΙ
Edition col(onia) Damas(cus) metro(polis) πηγαί(ος)
Translation the colony of Damascus, metropolis; spring water
Reverse design in upper register, temple with four columns containing figure standing left, hand raised, uncertain object over shoulder; below, grotto containing river god Chrysoroas reclining left, holding reed and resting on urn, water flowing beneath; to left, star; to right, crescent; bottom left, altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 15.69 g
Axis 12
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    ✸ NY: 1961.154.355