| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
| Year | 248 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Sestertius (1/8) |
| Currency | Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 16.9 g |
| Dimensions | 29.5 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reference(s) | RIC IV.3#152, OCRE#ric.4.ph_i.152 |
| Obverse description | Bust of Philip the Arab, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | IMP M
IVL PHILIPPVS AVG (Translation: Imperator Marcus Iulius Philippus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator) Marcus Julius Philip, emperor (Augustus).) |
| Reverse description | Mars, helmeted, standing left, holding branch in right hand and resting left hand on shield; spear against left arm. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | P M TR
P V COS III P P S C (Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fifth time, consul for the third time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.) |
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| Mint | |
| Mintage | ND (248) - - |
| Catalog ID | 8819169900 |
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