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ID:     90010161
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Philip I
Date Ruled:     Philip I
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     Antoninianus
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 248
Weight:     3.55 7 g
Obverse Legend:     IMP PHILIPPVS AVG
Obverse Description:     Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip to right
Reverse Legend:     SAECVLARES AVGG / II
Reverse Description:     She-wolf to left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus
Exergue:     II
Mint:     Rome
Primary Reference:     RIC 015
Reference2:     Cohen 178
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=138725
Notes:     Sale: Nomos 1, Lot: 161 Lightly toned and well centered From the collection of a Gentleman.The Secular Games were held in honor of the 1000th anniversary of the foundation of Rome; the included some of the greatest spectacles seen in Rome for generations. They were also commemorated by an extensive series of coins showing the animals that were displayed in the arena, monuments and the founding Twins, Romulus and Remus.