Æ34 - Philip I ΕΠ Π ΑΡΥ ΖΩΙΛΟΥ ΑΡ Α ΤΟ Β ΑΓΚΥΡΑΝΩΝ

€2.00
IssuerAncyra (Conventus of Sardis)
Year244-249
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight13.89 g
Dimensions34 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) VIII#20200
Obverse descriptionLaureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I, right, seen from rear
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Julius Philippus)
Reverse descriptionZeus and Hera standing facing each other, a cypress tree on either side; Zeus left, holding anchor and sceptre; at his feet, eagle; Hera right, holding sceptre and pomegranate (?); in exergue, two humped bulls approaching lit altar
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΕΠ Π ΑΡΥ ΖΩΙΛΟΥ ΑΡ Α ΤΟ Β ΑΓΚΥΡΑΝΩΝ
(Translation: under Publius Arruntius Zoilos, first archon for the second time, of the Ancyraeans)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (244-249)  - -
Catalog ID2344010720
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