Aureus - Philippus II SAECVLARES AVGG III COS II

€282,411.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year248
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAureus (25⁄2)
CurrencyAntoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
CompositionGold
Weight4.1 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.3#225, OCRE#ric.4.ph_i.225
Obverse descriptionBust of Philip II, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP PHILIPPVS AVG
(Translation: Imperator Philippus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator) Philip, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionLow column inscribed COS II.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSAECVLARES AVGG III COS II
(Translation: Saeculares Duorum Augustorum Tertias. Consul Secundum. Third Secular Games of the two emperors (Augusti). Consul for the second time.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (248)  - -
Catalog ID1352470600
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