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Coin of Perga with bust of Philip II
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 244–249
Mint: Pamphylia, Perga
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 23.5 mm. Weight: 6.66 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2937
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Philip II to right.
Globe below.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Nike to left, holding wreath in right hand, palm-branch in left.
Inscription in Greek.
Globe below.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Nike to left, holding wreath in right hand, palm-branch in left.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (sale of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward sale by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963