
Ancient Roman coin of the Emperor Philip II minted in Nisibis, Mesopotamia
Philip II
The coin is darker in hand
AE bronze
Weight: 10.6 grams Size: Diameter: 25.8mm
Obverse: AYTOK K M IOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust left
Reverse: IOY CEΠ KOΛΩ NECIBI MHT, tetrastyle shrine with Tyche, draped, seated facing within, ram leaping right above, river god swimming right below
Nisibis, the capital of Mygdonia, Mesopotomia was in a commanding situation on the road between the Tigris and the Mediterranean, and was frequently won and lost in the wars between the Romans, Parthians and Persians, until the Emperor Jovian ceded it in 363 AD
SKU: 3419
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