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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.429.316
People
Philip I, the Arab, Roman (r. 244 - 249 CE)
Title
Coin of Philip I, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
248
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/178968

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.73 g
Die Axis
7
Date on Object
"Year 2"
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP . . . PHILIPVS AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: PROV INCI . DACI . ; in exergue: AN II

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Unpublished? Cf. Boliac, Buciumul 1863, p. 184

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.429.316
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Philip I, r., radiate.
Rev.: Personification of Dacia seated l. between two legionary standards wearing Dacian cap and holding curved sword in r. hand; on l. standard, 'V' and on r., 'XIII' in front of base of l. standard, a bird? and in front of base of r., a lion walking l.

Verification Level

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