Coin: æ

Museum number:
8-4962
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21080004962
Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Greek. Philip I. Obverse: AVTO ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟCCEB, bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: CΑΜΟCΑΤΕΑΜ, female figure seated l.; below, horse.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Samosata (ancient city), Adiyaman Province, Anatolia
Production place:
Samosata (ancient city), Adiyaman Province, Anatolia
Culture or time period:
Barracks Emperors (235–284 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Philip the Arab (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: SAMOSATAON METRO KOM
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
244-249 AD
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 15 grams
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4962, described as Coin; AE; Greek. Philip I. Obverse: AVTO ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟCCEB, bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: CΑΜΟCΑΤΕΑΜ, female figure seated l.; below, horse.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4962, described as Coin; AE; Greek. Philip I. Obverse: AVTO ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟCCEB, bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: CΑΜΟCΑΤΕΑΜ, female figure seated l.; below, horse.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4962, described as Coin; AE; Greek. Philip I. Obverse: AVTO ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟCCEB, bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: CΑΜΟCΑΤΕΑΜ, female figure seated l.; below, horse.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4962, described as Coin; AE; Greek. Philip I. Obverse: AVTO ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟCCEB, bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: CΑΜΟCΑΤΕΑΜ, female figure seated l.; below, horse.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4962, described as Coin; AE; Greek. Philip I. Obverse: AVTO ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟCCEB, bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: CΑΜΟCΑΤΕΑΜ, female figure seated l.; below, horse.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4962, described as Coin; AE; Greek. Philip I. Obverse: AVTO ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟCCEB, bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: CΑΜΟCΑΤΕΑΜ, female figure seated l.; below, horse.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ, accession number 8-4962, described as Coin; AE; Greek. Philip I. Obverse: AVTO ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟCCEB, bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: CΑΜΟCΑΤΕΑΜ, female figure seated l.; below, horse.

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