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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: 27 mm. Weight: 11.98 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr.
Accession Number62.1251
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Philip I right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Artemis, as huntress, standing left with bow in right hand, left reaching back to quiver of arrows. Deer at her feet.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Artemis, as huntress, standing left with bow in right hand, left reaching back to quiver of arrows. Deer at her feet.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr. to MFA, October 10, 1962