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Coin of Samosata with bust of Philip I
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 244–249
Mint: Commagene, Samosata
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33 mm. Weight: 15.74 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2962
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Philip I to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche, seated on rock to left, holds eagle on right arm and ears of corn in right hand. Below Tyche, Pegasos running to left.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Tyche, seated on rock to left, holds eagle on right arm and ears of corn in right hand. Below Tyche, Pegasos running to left.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (sale of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward sale by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963