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Coin of Apamea with bust of Philip I, struck under M. Aurelius Alexander
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 244–249
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Apamea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36 mm. Weight: 20.38 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.421
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Philip I to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Inscribed Noah's ark floats on waves. Within, a draped man and woman, heads turned left. A raven sits on lid of chest.A dove, in center, flies upwards carrying olive branch. At left, on ground, stand apparently same two figures toward left, each raising right hand.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Inscribed Noah's ark floats on waves. Within, a draped man and woman, heads turned left. A raven sits on lid of chest.A dove, in center, flies upwards carrying olive branch. At left, on ground, stand apparently same two figures toward left, each raising right hand.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Leu and Company's Bank, Ltd., Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; April 10, 1963: purchased by MFA from Leu & Company's Bank, Ltd.