Philip the Arab, A.D. 244-249

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Obverse: IMP(ERATOR) M(ARCVS) IVL(IVS) PHILIPPVS AVG(VSTVS) - Laureate bust, right, draped, cuirassed. (Full View)Reverse: ANNONA AVGG(VSTI) S(ENATVS) C(ONSVLTO) - Annona standing left holding cornucopiae in left hand and modius over cornucopiae in right. (Full View)
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Descriptive Information

  • emperor: Philip the Arab (Marcus Julius Philippus Arabs)
  • Date: A.D. 244-249
  • Denomination: sestertius
  • Material: copper
  • Weight: 14.25 grams
  • Dimensions: 28 mm
  • Die Axis: 12:00
  • Department: Roman
  • Script: Latin

Mint

  • City: Rome
  • Region: Lazio
  • State: Italy

Bibliography

RIC, Vol. 4.3, pg. 90, no. 168a.

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