Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-6351
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Philip, Sr. - 17.46 grms. Obverse: IMPM IVL PHILLP[VS A]VG - Bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: [PM T]RP II COS PP - Philip seated facing left on curule chair holding globe in right hand and short scepter in left.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Barracks Emperors (235–284 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Philip the Arab (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
Reverse legend: [PM T]RP II COS PP and Obverse legend: IMPM IVL PHILLP[VS A]VG
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
245 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6351, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Philip, Sr. - 17.46 grms. Obverse: IMPM IVL PHILLP[VS A]VG - Bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: [PM T]RP II COS PP - Philip seated facing left on curule chair holding globe in right hand and short scepter in left.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6351, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Philip, Sr. - 17.46 grms. Obverse: IMPM IVL PHILLP[VS A]VG - Bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: [PM T]RP II COS PP - Philip seated facing left on curule chair holding globe in right hand and short scepter in left.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6351, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Philip, Sr. - 17.46 grms. Obverse: IMPM IVL PHILLP[VS A]VG - Bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: [PM T]RP II COS PP - Philip seated facing left on curule chair holding globe in right hand and short scepter in left.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6351, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Philip, Sr. - 17.46 grms. Obverse: IMPM IVL PHILLP[VS A]VG - Bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: [PM T]RP II COS PP - Philip seated facing left on curule chair holding globe in right hand and short scepter in left.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6351, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Philip, Sr. - 17.46 grms. Obverse: IMPM IVL PHILLP[VS A]VG - Bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: [PM T]RP II COS PP - Philip seated facing left on curule chair holding globe in right hand and short scepter in left.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6351, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Philip, Sr. - 17.46 grms. Obverse: IMPM IVL PHILLP[VS A]VG - Bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: [PM T]RP II COS PP - Philip seated facing left on curule chair holding globe in right hand and short scepter in left.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6351, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Philip, Sr. - 17.46 grms. Obverse: IMPM IVL PHILLP[VS A]VG - Bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: [PM T]RP II COS PP - Philip seated facing left on curule chair holding globe in right hand and short scepter in left.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6351, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Philip, Sr. - 17.46 grms. Obverse: IMPM IVL PHILLP[VS A]VG - Bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: [PM T]RP II COS PP - Philip seated facing left on curule chair holding globe in right hand and short scepter in left.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-6351, described as Coin: Sestertius; Æ; Philip, Sr. - 17.46 grms. Obverse: IMPM IVL PHILLP[VS A]VG - Bust facing right, laureate, draped. Reverse: [PM T]RP II COS PP - Philip seated facing left on curule chair holding globe in right hand and short scepter in left.

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