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Coin of Sagalassus with bust of Philip II
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 244–249
Mint: Pisidia, Sagalassus
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 28.5 mm. Weight: 13.85 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.905
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Philip II to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Helmeted warrior (Lacedaemon?) standing front, head left, holds spear in left hand, Nike with wreath and palm in right.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Helmeted warrior (Lacedaemon?) standing front, head left, holds spear in left hand, Nike with wreath and palm in right.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XXV, no. 131); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 19, 1963