RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 70244)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 70244)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Neapolis
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip II (Augustus)
Dating AD 247–9
Obverse inscription IMP C M IVL PHILIPPO F D N
Edition Imperatori Caesari Marco Iulio Philippo filio Domini nostri Imp(eratori) C(aesari) M(arco) Iul(io) Philippo f(ilio) D(omini) n(ostri)
Translation to Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philip, son of our Lord
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Philip II, right, seen from front, with gorgoneion on cuirass
Reverse inscription COL SERG, NEAPOL
Edition colonia Sergia Neapolis col(onia) Serg(ia) Neapol(is)
Translation colony Sergia Neapolis
Reverse design she-wolf standing left, head right, feeding twins; above, Mount Gerizim; at left, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 18.03 g
Reference Harl, Neapolis
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
    ✸ Markov, M&M Numismatics, and Goldberg 48, 14 Jan. 2020, lot 150