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PHILIP I 'THE ARAB' (244-249). Sestertius. Rome. Saecular Games/1000th Anniversary of Rome issue.
Obv: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG.
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
Rev: PHILIP I 'THE ARAB' (244-249). Sestertius. Rome. Saecular Games/1000th Anniversary of Rome issue.
Rev: SAECVLARES AVGG / S C.
Lupa Romana (she-wolf) standing left, head lowered right, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus.
RIC 159.
Condition: Very fine.
Weight: 14.51 g.
Diameter: 28 mm.
AD 248 marked the 1000th birthday of Rome. The ‘millenary age’ is conveyed through the use of the reverse legend Miliarium Saeculum, commemorating Rome’s newly completed millennium and commencement of another.