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Coin of Diocaesarea with bust of Philip I
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 244–249
Mint: Cilicia, Diocaesarea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33.5 mm. Weight: 19.60 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number60.1445
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Philip I right, radiate, draped, cuirassed.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Herakles reclining left, holding club and skyphos, lionskin below.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Herakles reclining left, holding club and skyphos, lionskin below.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in field.
InscriptionsSee attached media
ProvenanceBy 1959: with Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; December 14, 1960: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. for $ 15.00