Aureus - Philippus I P M TR P II COS P P

€282,056.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year245-247
TypeStandard circulation coins
ValueAureus (25⁄2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.3#2A, OCRE#ric.4.ph_i.2A
Obverse descriptionBust of Philip the Arab, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator Marcus Iulius Philippus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator) Marcus Julius Philip, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionPhilip the Arab, seated left, on curule chair, holding globe in right hand and short sceptre in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P II COS P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (245-247)  - -
Catalog ID9306929600
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