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| Gemini, LLC > Auction VI | Auction date: 10 January 2010 |
| Lot number: 731 | |
| Lot description: Philip I. 244-249 AD. AE 27, 14.03g. Samaria, Neapolis, 247-9 AD. Obv: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right. Rx: COL S - ER around on left, NEAPOL in exergue, Marsyas crouching right on left, raising right hand and holding wineskin over shoulder; on right eagle with spread wings standing front, head left, supporting Mount Gerizim with twin peaks surmounted by temple and altar and colonnade below. The statue of Marsyas indicates Neapolis' new status as a Roman colony. Harl, Museum Notes 29, 1984, 17, his dies A4-P10. BM 119 (same reverse die). SNG ANS 1011 (same dies). Rosenberger 77. About VF. Ex Dr. Stephen Gerson Collection. Estimate: US$450 |  |
