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Description: | A gold Aureus of Philip II as caesar, in very fine condition. This coin, which dates from AD 244-246, is thought to be the first gold coin of Philip II to have been found in Britain. The reverse type - PRINCIPI IVVENT (Philip II standing left, holding globe and spear; to left, at foot, a captive wearing Phrygian hat, seated left) is not published in the Roman Imperial Coinage volumes, but is an amalgam of different features on existing coins; the globe appears on RIC 218; the captive on RIC 219; the spear on RIC 220 (see coin classification). Measures 19.5mm in diameter, 1.4mm thick and weighs 3.1g. | Subjects: | Aureus | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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