Philippi was an important city in eastern Macedon which flourished in the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine Periods.
Situated between the Strymon and Nestos rivers, the city was valued in antiquity for its nearby gold mines.
Site of the famous Battle of Philippi at the end of the Roman Republic, the city prospered in the Roman imperial era and, after a visit from St. Paul, became an important centre of early Christianity.
Situated between the Strymon and Nestos rivers, the city was valued in antiquity for its nearby gold mines.
Site of the famous Battle of Philippi at the end of the Roman Republic, the city prospered in the Roman imperial era and, after a visit from St. Paul, became an important centre of early Christianity.
Modern location: Filippoi, Greece
(1)
Augustus
Obverse: bare head right; AVG
Reverse: 2 priests with yoke of 2 oxen right plowing the pomerium (sacred boundary)
Diameter:
16 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.5 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.5 g
No notes for this coin
RPC I 1656, Varbanov III 3770, SNG Cop 282, BMC Macedonia 86
(2)
Augustus
Obverse: bare head right; AVG
Reverse: 2 priests with yoke of 2 oxen right plowing the pomerium (sacred boundary)
Diameter:
16.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.3 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.3 g
No notes for this coin
RPC I 1656, Varbanov III 3770, SNG Cop 282, BMC Macedonia 86
(3)
Marcus Antonius
Obverse: Bare head right; A I/C V across field, P below.
Reverse: Togate figure seated left on sella curulis, urn at feet, holding tablet; Q PA[Q]VIVS/[R]VF LEG in two lines in field.
Diameter:
22 mm
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 7.25 g
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 7.25 g
Provenance: CNG Electronic Auction 484 (27 January 2021), lot 507.
RPC I 1647
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Philippi
Obverse: Victory left holding wreath and palm branch; VIC _ AVG
Reverse: 3 standards; COHOR _ PRAE / PHIL
Diameter:
19 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.43 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.43 g
No notes for this coin
SNG ANS 677; SNG Copen 305, SGI 32. RPC 1651
