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LOT 3448
Philip I AE 26mm of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. AD 244-249.
Struck AD 247-9. AYTOK K M IOVΛI [ΦIΛI]ΠΠOC CЄB, radiate and cuirassed bust to left, seen from rear, holding spear pointing forward and shield on left arm decorated with quadriga / IOV CЄΠ KOΛΩ NЄCIBI MHT, temple with arched pediment and six columns enclosing draped, veiled and turreted Tyche of Antioch seated facing; above, ram (Aries) leaping to right, head to left; below, river-god Euphrates swimming to right. RPC VIII Online Unassigned ID 3020. Very Fine - Good Very Fine.(11.12gr, 26mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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