Aureus - Philippus I SECVRIT ORBIS, Securitas

€282,123.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year244-247
TypeStandard circulation coin
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#48A (aureus), OCRE#ric.4.ph_i.48A_aureus
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 descriptionSecuritas, draped, seated, left, holding sceptre in right hand and propping head up on left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSECVRIT ORBIS
(Translation: Securitas Orbis. Safety of the world.)
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MintageND (244-247)  - -
Catalog ID1585736650
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