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LOT 2940
Philip I AE 29mm of Heliopolis, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 244-249.
IMP CAES M IVL PHILIPPVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / COL IVL AVG FEL HEL, Fortuna standing facing, holding rudder and cornucopia, flanked by male figures each holding torch in upraised hand; all within billowing canopy held by two female figures on pedestal. RPC VIII Online Unassigned ID 6484; Sawaya series 43, 448-87. Near Very Fine.(13.88gr, 29mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 2940
Philip I AE 29mm of Heliopolis, Seleucis and Pieria.
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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