RIC IV Philip I 255A

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RIC IV Philip I 255A

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RIC IV Philip I 255A, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 244–246 AD. Obverse: bust of philip ii, bare-headed, draped, right. Reverse: philip ii, in military attire, standing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and globe in left hand. Weight about 18.5 g, diameter 30.8 mm.

obverse RIC IV Philip I 255A — obverse: Bust of Philip II, bare-headed, draped, right

reverse RIC IV Philip I 255A — reverse: Philip II, in military attire, standing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and globe in left hand

mint	Rome	weight	18.55g (11)
ruler	Philip the Arab	diameter	⌀30.8 (7)
denomination	Sestertius	axis	11↕ (11)
material	Bronze	technique	Struck
country	Roman Empire	dataset	OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire ODC-ODbL

obverse

Bust of Philip II, bare-headed, draped, right

M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES

reverse

Philip II, in military attire, standing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and globe in left hand

PRINCIPI IVVENT S C

specimens (7)

KENOM 12.84g 1↕

KENOM 18.63g 12↕

British Museum 20.23g 12↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

Getty Museum

British Museum 18.23g 12↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

Cite this coin

RIC IV Philip I 255A (ric.4.ph_i.255A), 244–246 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-philip-i-255a/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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