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Coin of Nicaea with bust of Philip I

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 244–249
Mint: Bithynia, Nicaea

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 28.5 mm. Weight: 12.35 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number67.330
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Philip I to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Homonoia (?) seated left, phiale in right hand, cornucopia in left.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, March 8, 1967