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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1992.8.70
People
Philip II, Roman (r. 247 - 249 CE)
Title
Coin of Perge under Philip II?
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
247-249
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Perge (Pamphylia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/280099

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
6.42 g
Die Axis
12

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG 4706 (obv.); 4703 (rev.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Coin Room Discretionary Fund
Accession Year
1992
Object Number
1992.8.70
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Philip II (?), r., laureate; beneath, a globe.
Rev.: Asklepios standing to front, head to l., holding under r. arm a rod with snake wrapped around; at r., Telesphoros wearing a hooded mantle.

Verification Level

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