RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 6547)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 6547)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Ptolemais
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip II (Caesar)
Obverse inscription M IVL PHILIPPVS NOB CAES
Nominative Marcus Iulius Philippus nobilissimus Caesar
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL PTOL
Reverse design river god Belus reclining right, resting on water urn from which water flows, holding cornucopia, facing Hercules seated left, on rock; in field, left, caduceus and, right, club
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 1, 2, 12
Reference Kadman IV 225; Rouvier —
Specimens 8 (4 in the core collections)
Note On the obv., the form FILIPPVS (sic) also occurs.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     ✸ L: 1908,0110.13 BMC 46
— —     P: Chandon de Briailles 1010, Y 23455 bis
— —     B: 18273475, Löbb.
— —     NY: 1944.100.71244
— —     Beirut-AUB: C903 Baramki 26, pl. XXI, 12
— —     IMJ Sofaer 262
— —     IMJ Sofaer 263
— —     Schulman NY 287, June 1969, lot 2706