Harvard Art Museums > 1982.100.54: Coin of Heliopolis under Philip I Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Coin of Heliopolis under Philip I (Philip I, the Arab) , 1982.100.54,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 04, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/170407. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1982.100.54 People Philip I, the Arab, Roman (r. 244 - 249 CE) Title Coin of Heliopolis under Philip I Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 244-249 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Heliopolis (Syria) Period Roman Imperial period Culture Roman Provincial Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/170407 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 17.16 g Die Axis 6 Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: IMPCAESMIVLPHILIPPVSPIVSFELAG State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number BMC 16 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929 Accession Year 1982 Object Number 1982.100.54 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Bust of Philip I r., laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass. Rev.: Propylaeum of the temple of Jupiter Heliopolitanus. It is approached by a flight of steps flanked at each end by a pedestal, and consists of a portico of twelve columns, flanked at each end by a tower, over the center of the portico is a pediment, and in an arched entrance beneath the pediment a tree (cypress?) is seen, above COLIVLAVGFE IO MH, beneath COL HEL and an altar. Subjects and Contexts Ancient Coins Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
