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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.291
People
Philip I and II, Roman (r. 244-249 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Philip I, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
245 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/172437

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
17.64 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
sestertius
Date on Object
TR P II
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: P M TR P II COS PP

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC IV, 148a, p, 87

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.115.291
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: IMP M IVL PHILLIPVS AVG, laureate bust of Philip I r.
Reverse: P M TR P II COS PP/ S C , Philip I, holding globe and scepter, seated l.

Verification Level

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