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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: 36 mm. Weight: 27.18 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.412
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Philip I right.
Inscription in Greek. .
Reverse: Bust of Tyche, draped, wearing kalathos, at left, confronts laureate draped bust of Apollo right. Cornucopia behind Tyche. Branch in front of Apollo.
Inscription in Greek around and in field.
Inscription in Greek. .
Reverse: Bust of Tyche, draped, wearing kalathos, at left, confronts laureate draped bust of Apollo right. Cornucopia behind Tyche. Branch in front of Apollo.
Inscription in Greek around and in field.
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)