2007.247: Coin of Metropolis, Ionia under Philip II

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

Permissions

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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

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