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Coin of Hierapolis with bust of Philip II
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 244–249
Mint: Syria, Hierapolis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 30.5 mm. Weight: 20.93 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.6
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Philip II, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Atargatis, turreted, scepter in right hand, faces front and rides lion to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Atargatis, turreted, scepter in right hand, faces front and rides lion to right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1964: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Place, Philadelphia, Pa.; purchased by MFA from Hesperia Art, January 13, 1965