RIC IV Philip I 159

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RIC IV Philip I 159

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RIC IV Philip I 159, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 248–248 AD. Obverse: bust of philip the arab, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: she-wolf, standing left, suckling the twins. Weight about 15.6 g, diameter 28.2 mm.

obverse RIC IV Philip I 159 — obverse: Bust of Philip the Arab, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

reverse RIC IV Philip I 159 — reverse: She-wolf, standing left, suckling the twins

mint	Rome	weight	15.56g (14)
ruler	Philip the Arab	diameter	⌀28.2 (5)
denomination	Sestertius	axis	6↕ (13)
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

She-wolf, standing left, suckling the twins

SAECVLARES AVGG S C

specimens (16)

KENOM 15.18g 1↕

KENOM 18.29g 11↕

British Museum 18.45g 1↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

KENOM 14.46g ⌀29.1 1↕

British Museum 15.85g 12↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

British Museum 19.31g 6↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 14.30g

British Museum 15.42g 12↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

British Museum 14.43g 6↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

British Museum 16.13g 1↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

Cite this coin

RIC IV Philip I 159 (ric.4.ph_i.159), 248–248 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-philip-i-159/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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