RIC IV Philip I 256A

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RIC IV Philip I 256A

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RIC IV Philip I 256A, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 244–246 AD. Obverse: bust of philip ii, bare-headed, draped, right. Reverse: philip ii, standing left, holding globe in right hand and vertical spear in left hand. Weight about 18.5 g, diameter 30.8 mm.

obverse RIC IV Philip I 256A — obverse: Bust of Philip II, bare-headed, draped, right

reverse RIC IV Philip I 256A — reverse: Philip II, standing left, holding globe in right hand and vertical spear in left hand

mint	Rome	weight	18.54g (17)
ruler	Philip the Arab	diameter	⌀30.8 (10)
denomination	Sestertius	axis	11↕ (16)
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, standing left, holding globe in right hand and vertical spear in left hand

PRINCIPI IVVENT S C

specimens (11)

KENOM 16.44g 12↕

KENOM 19.31g 12↕

KENOM 19.32g 12↕

British Museum 17.54g 12↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

Getty Museum

Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE) 15.22g

British Museum 24.12g 12↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

British Museum 20.10g 1↕

British Museum (RIC IV)

Cite this coin

RIC IV Philip I 256A (ric.4.ph_i.256A), 244–246 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-philip-i-256a/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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