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ID number:  BIRBI-R1712
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey; Earle Fox, H. B.; Crete Hoard
Maker:  Philip I; Philip II; Rome
Denomination:  Sestertius
Place made:  Rome
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  244-246
Metal:  Base metal
Diameter (cm):  3.20
Weight (g):  21.44
Axis (degrees):  0.00
Provenance:  Haines 3. Presented by Earle Fox, from a hoard found in Crete, 1914.
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Description:  Obverse: Head of Philip, bare, draped, facing r. Reverse: Philip II, in military attire, standing facing r., holding transverse spear in r. and globe in l.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: IΛ IVL PHILIPPVS CHES (Marcus Julius Philip Caesar). Reverse: PRIIIC,IPI IVVENT S C (Prince of Youth; S C - Translation Disputed).

Bibliography:  RIC IV 255 (Philip I)

6 Related People

Crete Hoard



Philip I
Roman

249
Rome
Roman;Byzantine;Italian


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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
Earle Fox, H. B.
British
1863
21 March 1920
Philip II
Roman

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