AE Sestertius, 29mm, 22.09 grams, Roma CE 244-245
RIC 184a
RSC 9002
Obverse: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Laureate, draped and
cuirassed bust of
Philip right.
Reverse: PAX AETERNA S C, Pax standing left holding olive
branch and
scepter.
Ex "Summer Haven Collection of Sestertii"
Ex: CNG 462 Lot 477 (26-02-2020)
Ex: Dorney Auction 10 (08 July 2020)
Ex: Dorney Auction 11 (30 Nov 2020)
Ex: Ken Dorney
This altar was erected by the citizens of Girona, Spain in honor of Philip (jr). The altar was preserved due to its reuse as the foot of the high altar in Sant Marti Sacosta.
The inscription reads:
M IVLIO
PHILIPPO
NOBILIS
SIMO CAE
SARI
R P GER
NOBILIS
SIMO CAE
SARI
R P GER
When translated should read: "To M. Julius Philippus, most noble Caesar, the people of Girona (Gerunda)"
