Bronze Coin of Philip the Arab, Damascus. 1944.100.83723

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.83723

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 14.66

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Coin
  • Material: Bronze

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: M.OTA.SEVERA.AVG
    • Type: Head of Otacilia to r.
    • Portrait: Otacilia Severa

  • Reverse

    • Legend: COL.D...ETPO
    • Type: in upper register, Fortuna seated left, on rock, holding fillet or diadem and cornucopia; in upper left field, ram leaping left, head right; before, Marsyas standing right, holding wineskin and raising hand; in lower register, four Tychai: the outer pair with hands raised towards Fortuna of Damascus; left of centre figure holding up uncertain object; right of centre figure sacrificing over altar

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1944.100.83723
  • Lot: 1944.100
  • Department: Greek
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • E.T. Newell Collection

Subjects

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined

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