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Coin of Dorylaeum with bust of Philip I, struck under Timaeus

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 244–249
Mint: Asia: Phrygia, Dorylaeum

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 39 mm. Weight: 29.80 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1977.606
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Philip I to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Emperor on horseback to left, right hand raised.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1968: Hans von Aulock Collection (SNG, no. 8359); by 1977: with Auctiones A.G., Aeschengraben 14, Basel, Switzerland (auction 7, June 7, 1977, lot 389); purchased at Auctiones auction on behalf of MFA by Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G., September 14, 1977