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RIC IV Philip I 156

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RIC IV Philip I 156, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 244–249 AD. Obverse: bust of philip the arab, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: tranquilitas, draped, standing left, holding capricorn (?) in right hand and sceptre in left hand. Weight about 19.3 g, diameter 28.5 mm.
obverse RIC IV Philip I 156
reverse RIC IV Philip I 156
mint Rome weight 19.29g (5)
ruler Philip the Arab diameter ⌀28.5 (3)
denomination Sestertius axis 10↕ (5)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Philip the Arab, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG
reverse

Tranquilitas, draped, standing left, holding capricorn (?) in right hand and sceptre in left hand

TRANQVILITAS AVGG
specimens (6)
British Museum 21.00g 12↕
American Numismatic Society 20.70g ⌀26.5 12↕
American Numismatic Society 16.64g ⌀29.5 1↕
British Museum 21.80g 12↕

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RIC IV Philip I 156 (ric.4.ph_i.156), 244–249 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-philip-i-156/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA