CYRRHESTICA, Cyrrhus. Philip II. AD 247-249. Æ (30mm, 16.84 g, 6h). VF.

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Lot: 494. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CYRRHESTICA, Cyrrhus. Philip II. AD 247-249. Æ (30mm, 16.84 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Hexastyle temple with domed pediment; within, statue of Zeus Kataibates seated left, holding thunderbolt and scepter; at feet left, eagle; above temple, bull leaping right. RPC VIII Online 7844; Butcher 21c; Dow, ACTTB, p. 67 (this coin, as Philip I). Brown patina with red earthen highlights, slight porosity. VF.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection, purchased from Amphora Coins inventory 10075.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter From Solomon to the Exile. CNG is pleased to offer coins from the collection of the author here, and in subsequent electronic auctions.

Closing Date and Time: 29 April 2026 at 12:45:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.