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RIC IV Philip I 258A

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RIC IV Philip I 258A, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 244–246 AD. Obverse: bust of philip ii, bare-headed, draped, right. Reverse: philip ii, standing left, holding standard in right hand and spear reversed in left hand. Weight about 19.6 g, diameter 30.3 mm.
obverse RIC IV Philip I 258A
obverse: Bust of Philip II, bare-headed, draped, right
reverse RIC IV Philip I 258A
reverse: Philip II, standing left, holding standard in right hand and spear reversed in left hand
mint Rome weight 19.58g (5)
ruler Philip the Arab diameter ⌀30.3 (3)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (4)
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, standing left, holding standard in right hand and spear reversed in left hand

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specimens (5)
British Museum 17.13g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 19.78g ⌀31.0
British Museum 25.23g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Philip I 258A (ric.4.ph_i.258A), 244–246 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-philip-i-258a/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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