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Coin of Nicaea with bust of Philip II

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

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 27.5 mm. Weight: 9.77 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.528
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Draped, cuirassed bust of Philip II to right.
Inscription in Greek. Countermark: H
Reverse: Athena, wearing helmet and aegis, seated to left, holding Nike in right hand, spear in left hand.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1957: Hans von Aulock Collection (SNG, von Aulock, no. 682); by 1962: with Edward Gans, Numismatic Fine Arts, 10 Rock Lane, Berkeley 8, California; June 6, 1962: purchased by MFA from Edward Gans for $ 295.- (this is the total amount paid for 62.512–62.554).