RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 7496)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 7496)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus)
Issue Bronze: Issue 2
Dating AD 247–9
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἰούλιος Φίλιππος Σεβαστός Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἰούλι(ος) Φίλιππος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus
Obverse design radiate and cuirassed bust of Philip I, left, seen from front, drapery on shoulder
Reverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΟΛΩΝ, Δ Ε, S C
Edition Ἀντιοχέων μητροπόλεως κολωνίας δʹ ἐπαρχιῶν senatus consulto Ἀντιοχέων μητρο(πόλεως) κολων(ίας) δʹ ἐ(παρχιῶν) s(enatus) c(onsulto)
Translation of the Antiochenes, metropolis colony, of the 4 eparchies, by decree of the Senate
Reverse design veiled, turreted and draped bust of Tyche, right; above, ram leaping right, head left; below, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 16.68 g
Axis 5, 6, 11, 12
Reference CRS 498a; McAlee 993a/c
Specimens 39 (20 in the core collections)
Note The cuirass is sometimes decorated with a gorgoneion

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
    L: G.5466 BMC 529
    L: G.5467 BMC 530
    P: 780
    P: AA.GR.25635
    P: 1973.102
    P: AA.GR.17354
    P: AA.GR.19417
    P: AA.GR.18182
    P: AA.GR.18485
    B: 18274717, Fox
    B: 18274711, Fox
    C McClean 9406
    G SNG 3080
    Mu
    Mu
    Mu
    Mu
    NY: 1944.100.66080
    O: Corpus Christi
    V: GR 21544
    Freiburg: 12361
    Leeds-UL: 430
    Winterthur: G 5146 GrMW III, 933
    Yale: 1938.6000.851 Bellinger, Hoards 8–9, no. 200; Dura Excavations, no. 1722
    CGT coll.
    CNG 49, 17 Mar. 1999, lot 1077
    CNG 49, 17 Mar. 1999, lot 1079
    CNG EA 229, 10 Mar. 2010, lot 323
    CNG EA 332, 6 Aug. 2014, lot 206
    CNG EA 573, 23 Oct. 2024, lot 433 = Nomos Obolos 17, 20 Dec. 2020, lot 539
    CNG EA 99, 13 Oct. 2004, lot 73
    Falghera 2348
    MC coll. = McAlee 993a/2 = CNG EA 200, 3 Dec. 2008, lot 284
    MC coll. = McAlee 993c/3
    Private coll.
    ✸ Private coll.
    Roma Numismatics, EA 54, 28 Feb. 2019, lot 1238 (part of)
    VIA GmbH EA 10, 16 Dec. 2022, lot 417
    VIA GmbH EA 10, 16 Dec. 2022, lot 418