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COLUMN, Philip I
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AR Antoninianus of Rome, struck A.D.248.
Obverse: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG. Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I facing right, seen from behind.
Reverse: SAECVLARES AVGG. Cippus inscribed COS III.
Diameter: 22mm | Weight: 3.9gms | Die Axis: 12
RIC IV iii : 24c
A cippus is a small, low column commonly bearing an inscription. This coin is one of a series of coins struck by Philip I in A.D.248 to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of Rome.
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