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Coin of Sardis with bust of Philip I, struck under P. Cornelius Acyla
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 244–249
Mint: Asia: Lydia, Sardis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 50 mm. Weight: 43.51 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1972.389
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Philip I to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Sacrificial scene with central flaming altar. Four bull's heads appear amid flames on altar.
At left attendant leads humped bull to altar.
At right Zeus Lydios stands on pedestal beneath tree.
Central hole. Traces of silvering on reverse.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Sacrificial scene with central flaming altar. Four bull's heads appear amid flames on altar.
At left attendant leads humped bull to altar.
At right Zeus Lydios stands on pedestal beneath tree.
Central hole. Traces of silvering on reverse.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1968: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; by 1972: with A. H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd., 11 Adelphi Terrace, London WC2N 6BJ, England; purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd., June 7, 1972