RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 7584)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 7584)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus)
Issue Issue 2
Dating AD 247–9
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἰούλι(ος) Φίλιππος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Philip I, right, with drapery on left shoulder
Reverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΟΛΩΝ, Δ Ε, S C
Edition Ἀντιοχέων μητρο(πόλεως) κολων(ίας) δʹ ἐ(παρχιῶν) S(enatus) C(onsulto)
Translation of the Antiocheans, 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 15.67 g
Axis 5, 6, 12
Reference CRS 498a; McAlee 988–989
Specimens 12 (7 in the core collections)
Note McAlee 989 lacks the star on the reverse

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
    P: 777
    P: AA.GR.17653
    B: 18258941, 1908/5
    NY: 1944.100.66085
    O: New College
    V: GR 21540
    V: GR 21539
    CGT coll.
    CNG 49, 17 Mar. 1999, lot 1075
    CNG EA 103, 8 Dec. 2004, lot 125
    ✸ CNG EA 161, 28 Mar. 2007, lot 175
    MC coll. = McAlee 989/1