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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.242
People
Philip I, the Arab, Roman (r. 244 - 249 CE)
Title
Tetradrachm of Philip I, Alexandria
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
248-249 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/21356

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Billon
Metal
Bi
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
13.35 g
Denomination
tetradrachm
Date on Object
LE
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: A K M IOU FILIPPOSEUS
  • Reverse Inscription: LE

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Margarete Bieber

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Milne 3714;

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.115.242
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Philip I, r., laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Rev.: Tyche reclining, l., crowned with modius, chiton and peplos, resting r. hand on rudder, garlanded couch, 'LE' (year 5).

Verification Level

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