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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1983.56.149
People
Philip I, the Arab, Roman (r. 244 - 249 CE)
Title
Coin of Germe under Philip I, the Arab
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
244-249 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Mysia
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/176560

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
15.83 g
Die Axis
7
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AVT K M IOVL FILIPPOC
  • Reverse Inscription: EPI G I PERPEROV ROVF; In exergue: GERMHN WN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Imhoof-Blumer p. 73 no. 13

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1983
Object Number
1983.56.149
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Gordian III, laureate and wearing himation and cuirass, r.
Rev.: Herakles, nude and bearded, seated to l. on a rock, upon which he rests his l. hand while holding a kantharos on his outstretched r.

Verification Level

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