RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 6480)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 6480)
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 Philip, Pious, Fortunate, Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL TYR METR, ΗΡΑ, ΑΚΤ
Edition col(onia) Tyr(o) metr(opolis) Ἡρα(κλεία) Ἄκτ(ια)
Translation the colony of Tyre, metropolis; the Herculean Actian games
Reverse design two agonistic crowns separated by a club and two palms; below, murex shell
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 18.08 g
Axis 1
Reference Rouvier 2452
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    ✸ P Bab 2280
    IMJ: 4066