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Coin of Laranda with bust of Philip I

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 244–249
Mint: Lycaonia, Laranda

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 32 mm. Weight: 17.28 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1973.221
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Philip I to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Herakles standing, head left, club in right hand, lion's skin in left.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in fields.
ProvenanceBy 1973: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Liste 333, April 1972, no. 43); purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G., May 9, 1973