JUDAEA, Caesarea Maritima. Philip I. AD 244-249. Æ (32mm, 25.74 g, 7h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed, bust right, seen from behind / Philip as founder, veiled and togate, holding eagle-tipped scepter, plowing right with two yoked oxen. Kadman, Caesarea –; RPC VIII Online 2143; Rosenberger Supp. 6; Sofaer –. Black patina with orange earthen highlights. Fine. Extremely rare, only the second specimen known.
From the Kenneth S. Abramowitz Collection.