Coin of Neapolis under Philip II
CoinsRoman Provincial3rd century CE

Coin of Neapolis under Philip II

247-249 CE

Artists

Philip IICoin Constituent

Description

Obv.: Laureate head of Philip II, r., around Latin inscription Rev.: Emperor as founder plowing with bull and cow r., above animals' heads, a small standard, above, Mount Gerizim, around, Latin inscription

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Roman Provincial
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Century
3rd century CE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

16.05g

Provenance

Hirsh Zvi Griliches, Cambridge, MA (before 1999); [1] to Diane Asséo Griliches, his wife, (1999-2008), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2008. Notes: [1] Hirsh Zvi Griliches (1930-1999) acquired the work at an unknown date before his death in 1999.

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