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Obverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Philip I to right. Inscription in Greek. Reverse: Seated Tyche of Laodiceia flanked on each side by two standing turreted figures. Rivergod swims at her feet. CALLAO DMETRO POLEOS Greek letters in exergue.
Provenance
By 1972: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., November 17, 1982
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Roman Provincial, Imperial Period, A.D. 244–249
Mint
Laodicea, Syria
Dimensions
Diameter: 25.5 mm. Weight: 8.68 gm. Die Axis: 6
Accession Number
1982.520
Medium or Technique
Bronze