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LOT 2809
Philip I AE 26mm of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. AD 244-249.
ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ϹЄΒ, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear pointing forward and shield on left arm / ΙΟΥ ϹЄΠ ΚΟΛΩ ΝЄϹΙΒΙ ΜΗΤ, veiled and turreted Tyche seated facing, ram leaping to right above her, within tetrastyle temple with arched pediment; river-god swimming to right below. BMC - (cf. 25 for obv., 23 for rev.); SNG Copenhagen -; SNG Righetti 2620. Very Fine.(9.78gr, 26mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a UK, private collection.
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