Sestertius of Philip I, Rome | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2008.115.293
People: Philip I, the Arab, Roman (r. 244 - 249 CE)
Title: Sestertius of Philip I, Rome
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 244 -249 CE
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Lazio, Rome
Period: Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture: Roman
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/169051

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

19.25 g

Die Axis

12

Denomination

sestertius

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: IMP M IVL PHILLIPVS AVG
Reverse Inscription: AEQVITAS AVGG / S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RIC IV(C), 166, p. 89

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year: 2008
Object Number: 2008.115.293
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: I laureate bust of Philip I r.
Reverse: , Aequitas, holding scale and cornucopia, standing l.

Exhibition History

Roman Gallery Installation (long-term), Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/1999 - 01/20/2008
Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008

Verification Level

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2008.115.293: Sestertius of Philip I, Rome