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Sestertius with bust of Philip I
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 248
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32 mm. Weight: 23.62 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number40.181
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Philip I, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
IMPMIVLPHILIPPVSAVG
Reverse: Cippus inscribed: COS / III
Around: SAECVLARESAVGG S C (left and right in field)
IMPMIVLPHILIPPVSAVG
Reverse: Cippus inscribed: COS / III
Around: SAECVLARESAVGG S C (left and right in field)
ProvenanceBy 1940: Private Collection, U.S.; anonymous gift to MFA, April 11, 1940