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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.260.411
People
Philip II, Roman (r. 247 - 249 CE)
Title
Coin of Samosata under Philip II
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
247-249 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Samosata (Commagene)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/198455

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
13.8 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AVTOK K MIOVΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOCCEB
  • Reverse Inscription: CAMOCATEΩN

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of Richard Wells

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 56

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of H. Bartlett Wells
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
1997.260.411
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Philip II r., laureate, wearing paludamentum and cuirass.
Rev.: Turreted female figure (the Tyche of Samosata) seated l., on rock, holding in r. hand ears of grain, l. hand on rock, beneath, Pegasos running l.

Verification Level

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