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RIC IV Philip I 272

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RIC IV Philip I 272, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 248–248 AD. Obverse: bust of philip ii, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: hippopotamus, standing right. Weight about g.
mint Rome weight g (0)
ruler Philip the Arab diameter (0)
denomination Sestertius axis (0)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Philip II, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG
reverse

Hippopotamus, standing right

SAECVLARES AVGG S C

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RIC IV Philip I 272 (ric.4.ph_i.272), 248–248 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-philip-i-272/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA