RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 6067)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 6067)
Province Arabia
Region Arabia
City Philippopolis
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip II (Augustus)
Dating AD 247–9
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 cuirassed bust of Philip II, left, seen from front, wearing balteus, holding spear resting on shoulder and shield
Reverse inscription ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΚΟΛΩΝΙΑϹ, S C
Edition Φιλιπποπολιτῶν κολωνίας S(enatus) C(onsulto)
Translation of the Philippopolitans, colony, by decree of the Senate
Reverse design Roma seated on shield, left, holding two small figures of Philip’s parents on an eagle, and spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 12.73 g
Axis 6
Reference Spijkerman —
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