Bronze Coin of Philip the Arab, Nicomedia. 1971.279.3

Physical Description

• Axis: 1

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 11.29
  • Diameter (in mm): 25

Typological Description

• Object Type: Coin
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Authority: Philip the Arab
  • State: Roman Empire

• Geographic

  • Place of Production: Nicomedia
  • Region: Bithynia

• Obverse

  • Legend: Μ ΙΟΥΛΙΟΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ
  • Type: Philip II hd. r.
  • Portrait: Philip II

• Reverse

  • Legend: ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙΣ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
  • Type: Hades-Serapes std., hand on Cerberus head

References

• Reference: RPC VIII, — (number not assigned), type ID 20013

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1971.279.3
• Lot: 1971.279
• Department: Greek
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Subjects

• Category: Roman--Provincial

Rights

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