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RIC IV Philip I 257

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RIC IV Philip I 257, 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 18.7 g, diameter 30.9 mm.
obverse RIC IV Philip I 257
obverse: Bust of Philip II, bare-headed, draped, right
reverse RIC IV Philip I 257
reverse: Philip II, in military attire, standing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and globe in left hand
mint Rome weight 18.71g (5)
ruler Philip the Arab diameter ⌀30.9 (3)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (5)
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 (7)
American Numismatic Society 19.96g ⌀32.0 12↕
American Numismatic Society 20.94g ⌀30.0 12↕
American Numismatic Society 20.13g ⌀30.6 12↕
British Museum 15.59g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 16.94g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Philip I 257 (ric.4.ph_i.257), 244–246 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-philip-i-257/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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