Gold Pendant with Bronze Sestertius of Emperor Philip I, 244 CE - 249 CE
Bronze and Gold
FJ.1171
In this exquisite small portrait we see many of the characteristics that put Philip on the throne—shrewdness, ambition, the ability to lead. The coin— itself solid and weighty— seems to...
In this exquisite small portrait we see many of the characteristics that put Philip on the throne—shrewdness, ambition, the ability to lead. The coin— itself solid and weighty— seems to carry some of this imperial strength around with it.