RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 69173)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 69173)
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip II (Caesar)
Issue First group, with ΠΥΘΙΑ
Dating AD 244/5
Obverse inscription ΜΑΡ ΙΟΥΛΙΟϹ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΚΕ
Edition Μᾶρ(κος) Ἰούλιος Φίλιππος Κέ(σαρ)
Translation Marcus Julius Philippus Caesar
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ (sic) ΝΕΩΚ ΠΥΘΙΑ
Edition Θεσσα<λ>ονικέων νεωκ(όρων) Πύθια
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate, Pythian (games)
Reverse design temple with two columns enclosing Apollo nude standing left, holding Kabeiros and palm branch; in front of him, tripod on top of which five apples
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.80 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Touratsoglou 74, 144–9
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     P: 1494 Touratsoglou 74, 147
— —     Cop SNG 440 = Touratsoglou 74, 145
— —     V: GR 10079 Touratsoglou 74, 148
— —     N Fiorelli 6581 = Touratsoglou 74, 149
— —     CGT coll.
— —     ✸ Nomos 32, 8 June 2024, lot 20