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Coin of Diocaesarea with bust of Philip I
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 244–249
Mint: Cilicia, Diocaesarea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 16.11 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2614
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Philip I to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Herakles, nude, laureate, seated left on lion's skin. Club in right hand.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Herakles, nude, laureate, seated left on lion's skin. Club in right hand.
Inscription in Greek.
InscriptionsSee attached media
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (auction of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward auction by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963