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Æ22 - Philip I ΙΕΡΑϹ ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ

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Issuer Nicopolis (Achaea)
Emperor Philip I (Marcus Iulius Philippus) (244-249)
Philip II (Marcus Iulius Severus Philippus) (247-249)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 244-249
Composition Bronze
Weight 6.23 g
Diameter 22 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
535947
References RPC Online VIII# 19508
Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/)

Obverse

Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip II, right, seen from front

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΑΥΤ Μ ΙΟΥ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ϹΕ

Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Μᾶρκος Ἰούλιος Φίλιππος Σεβαστός

Translation: Emperor Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus

Reverse

Heracles standing right, right arm behind his back, holding lion skin and club resting on rock

Lettering: ΙΕΡΑϹ ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ

Translation: of sacred Nicopolis

Mint

Nicopolis, Epirus, modern-day Preveza, Greece

Comments

Oikonomidou 46–7; Calomino 531

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