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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1983.56.262
People
Philip I, the Arab, Roman (r. 244 - 249 CE)
Title
Coin of Diocaesareia under Philip I
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
244-249 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Diokaisareia (Cilicia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/176977

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
26.26 g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AYTKMIOYΛIOCΦIΛIΠΠOCCEB
  • Reverse Inscription: AΔPIΔIOKAICAPE ΩNMHTPO KEN NAT ΩN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 19; SNG von Aul 5547-9

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
1983.56.262
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Philip I, r., radiate; before him, countermark of a star within a circle.
Rev.: Veiled and turreted city goddess seated r. on a square marked with a large 'X;' facing her, Tyche standing l. holding rudder in r. hand and cornucopiae over l. shoulder; beneath them, a river-god swimming.

Verification Level

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