RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 6535)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 6535)
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
Edition col(onia) Tyr(o) metr(opolis)
Translation the colony of Tyre, metropolis
Reverse design Dido standing left, holding ruler and sceptre; behind her, murex; on left arched gate on which mason sits and constructs; below, man digging right, with pick
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 17.75 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Rouvier —
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
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Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     G SNG 3427
— —     ✸ NY: 1944.100.81893