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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 mm. Weight: 6.60 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.234
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: Three urns on three-legged chest with folding doors, ornamented with dots.
Inscription in Greek.
(please note the obverse inscription should end in a V, not a B)
Globe below.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Three urns on three-legged chest with folding doors, ornamented with dots.
Inscription in Greek.
(please note the obverse inscription should end in a V, not a B)
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin 18, no. 196); March 14, 1962: purchased by MFA from Hesperia Art for $ 78.50 (this is the total price for 62.224–62.248)