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Coin of Magnesia-ad-Sipylum with bust of Philip II, struck under Aeneus

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 244–249
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Magnesia-ad-Sipylum

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 38.5 mm. Weight: 21.93 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.1119
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Philip II to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Emperor on horseback to right, spear in right hand.
Bound captive kneels below.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., September 18, 1963