RPC VIII, 2477

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 2477
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Cyrrhus
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Philip I (Augustus)
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 laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΔΙΟϹ ΚΑΤΕΒΑΤΟΥ ΚΥΡΗϹΤΩΝ
Edition Διὸς Κατεβάτου Κυρηστῶν Διὸς Κατεβάτου Κυρηστῶν
Translation of Zeus Kataibatos, of the Cyrrhestians
Reverse design temple with six columns enclosing Zeus seated facing, holding sceptre and thunderbolt, eagle at feet, garlands or curtains above; above temple, bull (?) leaping left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 14.99 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference CRS 21a
Specimens 11 (4 in the core collections)
Die-links 2: same obv. die as 2444/11 (Zeugma), 2485/3 (Hierapolis), 2700/58 (Antioch).

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1844,0425.343 BMC 30
2 2     L: 1841,0730.153 BMC 31
3 3     P: 1652
4 4     NY: 1961.154.29
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     M&M GmbH 29, 31 Oct. 2008, lot 2684 = CNG EA 250, 23 Feb. 2011, lot 243
7 7     Naville Numismatics 39, 29 Apr. 2018, lot 220
8 8     R. Hoppensteadt coll.
9 9     Roma Numismatics EA 4, 28 Dec. 2013, lot 444
10 10     Trade (Lanz, eBay, 24 Sept. 2018)
11 11     H.I. coll.