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Coin of Anemurium with bust of Philip I

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 245–246
Mint: Cilicia, Anemurium

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 28.5 mm. Weight: 14.11 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.407
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Philip I right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Cult figure of Ephesian Artemis facing, wearing polos and long veil. She holds branch downwards in lowered right hand and another upwards in left. Stag at her feet to left and doe (?) at right.
Inscription in Greek.
InscriptionsSee attached media
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; May 9, 1962: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. for $ 1,221.00 (this is the total cost for 62.364–62.462)