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Coin of Diocaesareia under Philip I

Coin of Diocaesareia under Philip I

r. 244 - 249 CE

Philip I, the Arab

Roman Provincial

Obv.: Bust of Philip I, r., radiate; before him, countermark of a star within a circle. Rev.: Veiled and turreted city goddess seated r. on a square marked with a large 'X;' facing her, Tyche standing l. holding rudder in r. hand and cornucopiae over l. shoulder; beneath them, a river-god swimming.

Bronze

Roman Imperial period, Late

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