RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 8427)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 8427)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Damascus
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Otacilia Severa (Augusta)
Issue Fine style
Dating AD 247–9
Obverse inscription M OTAC SEVERA AVG
Edition M(arcia) Otac(ilia) Severa Aug(usta)
Translation Marcia Otacilia Severa, Empress
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Otacilia Severa, right, crescent at shoulders
Reverse inscription COL(O)(N)(I) DAMAS(C)(O) METRO(P)(O)(LI), ΙΕΡΑ, ϹΕΒΑϹΜΙΑ
Edition coloni(a) Damasco(s) metropoli(s) ἱερὰ σεβασμία
Translation the colony of Damascus, metropolis; holy and Augustan
Reverse design wreath with large terminal decoration inscribed ΙƐΡΑ and containing ϹƐΒΑϹΜΙΑ; below, ram's head
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 15.26 g
Axis 1, 2, 5, 6, 11, 12
Specimens 22 (6 in the core collections)
Note On the rev., sometimes METROPV (sic).
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     L: 1931,0603.31
— —     L: 1908,0110.2385
— —     P: 87
— —     P: AA.GR.25161
— —     P: 88
— —     B: 18259208, 1902/628
— —     Beirut-AUB: C1582
— —     IMJ: 4285 Rosenberger 42
— —     C. Scarlioli coll.
— —     CGT coll. = CNG EA 301, 24 Apr. 2013, lot 201
— —     CNG 88, 14 Sept. 2011, lot 1039
— —     CNG EA 230, 24 Mar. 2010, lot 233
— —     CNG EA 255, 4 May 2011, lot 259
— —     CNG EA 341, 17 Dec. 2014, lot 56
— —     CNG EA 357, 12 Aug. 2015, lot 268
— —     Falghera 2357
— —     Künker eLive 31, 29 Oct. 2014, lot 300
— —     ✸ Nomos 32, 8 June 2024, lot 207
— —     Private coll.
— —     R. McAlee coll.
— —     Roma Numismatics EA 4, 29 Nov. 2018, lot 623
— —     Savoca Coins Silver 220th Monthly Silver, 30 June 2024, lot 155