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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2007.247
People
Philip II, Roman (r. 247 - 249 CE)
Title
Coin of Metropolis, Ionia under Philip II
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
247-249 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Metropolis (Ionia)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/27580

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
12.91 g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • countermark: on obverse: CAP (Sardis) and delta, cf. GIC 561
  • Obverse Inscription: M IOV PHILIPOC KAICAP
  • Reverse Inscription: EP ALEXANDPOV EKA MHTPOPOLEITON

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Frank L. Kovacs, Purchased from, 1988, Gift to HUAM, 1988.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Münsterberg 96; SNG Lewis 1474; GIC 561

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of David Gordon Mitten in memory of H. Bartlett Wells, Harvard College Class of 1929, and Margareta Viesca Wells
Accession Year
2007
Object Number
2007.247
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: draped bust of Philip II Caesar to r.
Reverse: Tyche standing l.holding cornucopiae in l. arm and small figure with shield and spear; in front flaming altar

Verification Level

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