Tetradrachm of Alexandria under Philip the Arab

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1977.216.3445.174
People: Philip I, the Arab, Roman (r. 244 - 249 CE)
Title: Tetradrachm of Alexandria under Philip the Arab
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 243-244 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period: Roman Imperial period
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/180083

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

13.2 g

Die Axis

12

Denomination

tetradrachm

Date on Object

Year 1

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: AKMIOVΦI ΛIΠΠOCƐVCƐB
Reverse Inscription: L A

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Milne 3520; Dattari 4933

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Accession Year: 1977
Object Number: 1977.216.3445.174
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust of Philip I r., laureate, wearing cuirass.
Rev.: Eagle standing l., head turned back, wreath in beak.

Verification Level

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