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A provincial coin of the emperor Philip II from Perga in Pamphylia, with a reverse showing a prize chest and three purses Coin Type: Holed bronze AE24 of Philip II, Caesar 244-247 CE, Augustus 247-249 CE, from Perga in Pamphylia.
Mint and Date: Perga, 247-249 CE.
Size and Weight: 24mm, 8.38g
Obverse: AV K M IOV CЄOV ΦIΛIΠΠO(C) CЄ
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, set on a globe.
Reverse: ΠЄP-ΓAI-ΩN
Three prize purses set on a three-legged chest with folding doors.
Provenance: Tom Vossen (Vcoins), February 2007
Ref: SNG von Aulock 4708; BMC 60.
BW Ref: 003 031 103
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