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Sestertius with bust of Philip II
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 248
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31.5 mm. Weight: 15.58 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III in the name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule
Accession Number1986.900
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Philip II to right.
IMPCAESMIVLPHILIPPVSAVG
Reverse: Cippus, on which is: COS/III
Around: SAECVLARESAVGG (sic) In field: S C
IMPCAESMIVLPHILIPPVSAVG
Reverse: Cippus, on which is: COS/III
Around: SAECVLARESAVGG (sic) In field: S C
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Earl Fitzwilliam Collection; by 1949: with Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd., Spencer House, 27 St. James's Place, St. James's Streeet, London, S.W. 1 (Christie's auction of the Earl Fitzwilliam Collection, sold by order of the Earl Fitzwilliam's Wentworth Estates Company, May 30-31, 1949, lot 333 [partial]); 1949: with Seaby, London; September 7, 1949: purchased from Seaby by Cornelius C. Vermeule III; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 17, 1986