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Coin of Tarsus with bust of Philip II

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 244–249
Mint: Cilicia, Tarsus

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 35 mm. Weight: 18.90 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.289
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Philip II to right.
Counterstamp: fish or galley (?).
Inscriptions in Greek around and in fields.
Reverse: Emperor on horseback right, thrusts spear at lion below him.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in fields.
ProvenanceBy 1964: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., March 11, 1964