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Sestertius with bust of Philip II
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 246–249
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31 mm. Weight: 20.63 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number34.1383
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Philip II, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. IMPMIVLPHILIPPVSAVG
Reverse: Philip, father and son seated left, each stretching out right hand, and holding scepter in left.
LIBERALITASAVGIII in ex.: SC
Reverse: Philip, father and son seated left, each stretching out right hand, and holding scepter in left.
LIBERALITASAVGIII in ex.: SC
ProvenanceBy 1934: Private Collection, U.S.; anonymous gift to MFA, December 6, 1934