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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 18.0 g, diameter 30.7 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 18.04g (15)
ruler Philip the Arab diameter ⌀30.7 (11)
denomination Sestertius axis 9↕ (15)
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

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reverse

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

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specimens (11)
American Numismatic Society 16.75g ⌀32.5 12↕
KENOM 12.84g 1↕
KENOM 18.63g 12↕
British Museum 20.23g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
American Numismatic Society 19.13g ⌀29.8 2↕
American Numismatic Society 16.06g ⌀28.5 1↕
American Numismatic Society 14.66g ⌀31.0 2↕
Getty Museum
British Museum 18.23g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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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: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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