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Bizye, Philippus Arabs, Medallion (CN type 1558)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

244-249 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Medallion in bronze struck at Bizye in Thrace under Philippus Arabs dated 244-249 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1558. Obverse: Laureate bust of Philip the Arab, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum; with aegis on left shoulder and eagle on breastplate. Reverse: Hades-Serapis, Demeter and Isis; in the centre, Hades-Serapis enthroned, extending right, holding sceptre in left hand; in front, Cerberus; to left, Demeter standing right, holding torch in right hand; at her feet, Kynokephalos; to right, Isis standing left, holding sistrum and cornucopia; at her feet, Harpocrates, holding cornucopia in left arm.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
Medallion
Recorded diameter
38–40 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
44.99 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Bizye
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Philippus Arabs

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Philip the Arab, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum; with aegis on left shoulder and eagle on breastplate.
Reverse type
Hades-Serapis, Demeter and Isis; in the centre, Hades-Serapis enthroned, extending right, holding sceptre in left hand; in front, Cerberus; to left, Demeter standing right, holding torch in right hand; at her feet, Kynokephalos; to right, Isis standing left, holding sistrum and cornucopia; at her feet, Harpocrates, holding cornucopia in left arm.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΙΟVΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΑVΓ
Reverse legend
ΒΙΖVΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1558
Type corpus identifier
CN type 1558

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