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Estimate: 485 USD
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Philip I. ; Philip I; 244-249 AD, Cyrrhus, Cyrrhestica, AE 28-29, 15.19g. Bust var. of BM-30 and Sear-3955. Obv: AY[T]OK K M IOVΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed r., seen from front. Rx: ΔIOC - KA - TEB - ATOV around, KYPHCTΩN in exergue, Hexastyle temple with arched lintel, statue of Zeus Kataibates seated facing within, eagle at his feet, above temple bull rushing r. From the Mark Gibbons Collection. To judge from CoinArchives Pro and other sources, the bust seen from front as on our coin is considerably scarcer than the bust seen from behind. This issue of Cyrrhus for Philip I and family shares obverse dies with Hierapolis, Zeugma, and Samasota, and was probably struck at Antioch (Butcher).. EF
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