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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2004.12
People
Philip II, Roman (r. 247 - 249 CE)
Title
coin of Zeugma under Philip II
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
247-249 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Zeugma (Commagene)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/70691

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
22.47 g
Die Axis
5
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AVTOKKMIOVΛIΦIΛIΠΠOCCEB
  • Reverse Inscription: ZEVΓM ATEΩN

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
G. Hirsch Nachf., Auction 168, 22-24 November 1990, lot 832; Lanz, Auction 117, 24 November 2003, lot 1114.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 35

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
2004.12
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: bust of Philip junior to r., laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass.
Rev.: sanctuary of Zeus Katabaites in Zeugma: tetrastyle temple, with peribolos containing grove and having a colonnade of which only the roof tiles are shown,; within the temple Statue of Zeus; in exergue capricorn.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Coins

Verification Level

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