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Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 3.70 g, 6h). Commemorating the 1000th anniversary of Rome. Rome mint, 2nd officina. 9th emission, AD 248. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / She-wolf standing left, head right, on ground line, suckling Twins; II in exergue. RIC IV 15; RSC 178. VF, toned, light porosity.
From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Lincoln Higgie 1972 @ 10.
The Secular Games were held in honor of the 1000th anniversary of the foundation of Rome; they included some of the greatest spectacles seen in Rome for generations. They were also commemorated by an extensive series of coins showing the animals that were displayed in the arena, monuments and the founding Twins, Romulus and Remus
From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Lincoln Higgie 1972 @ 10.
The Secular Games were held in honor of the 1000th anniversary of the foundation of Rome; they included some of the greatest spectacles seen in Rome for generations. They were also commemorated by an extensive series of coins showing the animals that were displayed in the arena, monuments and the founding Twins, Romulus and Remus