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Coin ID #8460

Trapezos (AD 247-249) AE 29 - Philip II

Philip II, 247-249 AD. AE29 (16.28g, 5h). Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Mithras on horseback right; behind, tree; before, altar and column surmounted by raven. Near VF, brown surfaces, minor encrustation.

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Filename:278036.jpg
City/Mint name:Trapezos
Keywords:bronze / roman
References:RG 56, pl. XVI, 11 (same dies)
Valuation:CNG Elec. Auc. 183 (3/2008), lot 127 ($247 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:300 KiB
Date added:Nov 26, 2011
Dimensions:800 x 386 pixels
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Gert   [Feb 18, 2014 at 03:27 AM]
Unlike Waddington's example, this coin has a clear obv. legend reading AVT M IOV ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB, which on a coin dated AD 244 can only belong to the elder Philip. Waddington’s attribution of Philip I’s obv. die (pl. XVI, 10) might need revision as well. This die probably belongs to Philip II.

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