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ID:
156441
Type:
Roman Provincial
Region:
MOESIA INFERIOR
City:
Callatis
Issuer:
Philip I
Date Ruled:
AD 244-249
Metal:
Bronze
Denomination:
AE 28 5 Assaria
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
AD 244-249
Diameter:
28 mm
Weight:
11.51 g
Die Axis:
7 h
Obverse Legend:
AVT M IOVΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠOC AVΓ
Obverse Description:
Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
Reverse Legend:
KAΛΛΑ Τ−Ι−ΑΝΩΝ
Reverse Description:
Heracles, advancing right, head left, dragging Cerberus by leash held in right hand out of Hades and holding club and lion's skin in left arm; E to left
Primary Reference:
AMNG I 354
Reference2:
BMC Thrace -
Reference3:
SNG Cop -
Reference4:
Varbanov 396
Photograph Credit:
Classical Numismatic Group
Source:
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=61527
Grade:
Good VF, olive-brown patina, minor enhancement around eye on obverse
Notes:
Great mythological type.
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