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Coin of Seleucia-ad-Calycadnum with bust of Philip I
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 244–249
Mint: Cilicia, Seleucia-ad-Calycadnum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35 mm. Weight: 21.37 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number61.1134
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Philip I to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Bust of Tyche, wearing kalathos, facing right, cornucopiae behind. Bust of Apollo, branch in front of Apollo.
Countermark between.
Inscription in Greek around, above and below.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Bust of Tyche, wearing kalathos, facing right, cornucopiae behind. Bust of Apollo, branch in front of Apollo.
Countermark between.
Inscription in Greek around, above and below.
ProvenanceBy 1961: with Dr. Hugo Weissmann, 96 Charles Street, Boston, Mass.; November 8, 1961: purchased by MFA from Dr. Hugo Weissmann for $ 875- (this is the total price for 61.1130–61.1135)