What is RIC IV Philip I 211?

RIC IV Philip I 211 is a Bronze As of Philip The Arab (244 AD-249 AD) struck at the Rome mint cataloged under RIC vol. IV no. IV Philip I 211.

What are the physical specifications of RIC IV Philip I 211?

RIC IV Philip I 211 was struck in Bronze, standard weight 11.09g, diameter 27mm, die axis 2 h, struck.

Philip The Arab As, Pudicitia (RIC IV Philip I 211)

Obverse

Reverse

Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Catalog Reference

RIC IV Philip I 211

Ruler

Philip The Arab

Denomination

Date

244 AD-249 AD

Mint

Rome

Metal

Bronze

Weight

11.09g

Diameter

27mm

Die Axis

2 h

Portrait Type

diademed

Manufacturing

struck

Obverse

MARCIA OTACILIA SEVERA AVG

Bust of Otacilia Severa, diademed, draped, left

Reverse

PVDICITIA AVG S C

Pudicitia, draped, veiled, seated left, right hand drawing veil and holding sceptre in left hand; to left, child, to right, woman standing, holding cornucopiae

About This Type

This RIC IV Philip I 211 is an as of Philip The Arab (244 AD-249 AD), struck at the Rome mint. The reverse depicts Pudicitia, draped, veiled, seated left, right hand drawing veil and holding sceptre in left hand; to left, child, to right, woman standing, holding cornucopiae. Struck in bronze at a standard weight of 11.09g, 27mm diameter.

About the As

The as was the base-unit bronze denomination of the Roman monetary system, worth one quarter of a sestertius. Under the empire it typically weighs about 11 grams and measures 25–28mm. The emperor appears with a bare or laureate head, the radiate crown was reserved for the dupondius.

About the Rome Mint

The Rome mint was the principal mint of the Roman state from the Republic through the fall of the Western Empire. It produced the vast majority of gold and silver coinage and was the only mint for much of the first and second centuries AD.

All Philip The Arab coins Rome mint All As coins

Frequently Asked Questions

What is RIC IV Philip I 211?: RIC IV Philip I 211 is a Bronze As of Philip The Arab (244 AD-249 AD) struck at the Rome mint cataloged under RIC vol. IV no. IV Philip I 211.
How do you identify RIC IV Philip I 211?: The obverse depicts Bust of Otacilia Severa, diademed, draped, left with the inscription MARCIA OTACILIA SEVERA AVG. The reverse depicts Pudicitia, draped, veiled, seated left, right hand drawing veil and holding sceptre in left hand; to left, child, to right, woman standing, holding cornucopiae with the inscription PVDICITIA AVG S C. Portrait type: diademed.
What are the physical specifications of RIC IV Philip I 211?: RIC IV Philip I 211 was struck in Bronze, standard weight 11.09g, diameter 27mm, die axis 2 h, struck.