Syria, Cyrrhus AE (Philip I/Temple, RPC VIII 7845)

SYRIA, CYRRHUS
Time of Philip I
AE (27.90mm, 13.39g, 12h)
Struck AD 244-9
Obverse: ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ϹΕΒ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip I right, seen from behind
Reverse: ΔΙΟϹ ΚΑ-ΤΕΒ-ΑΤΟΥ, temple with six columns enclosing Zeus seated facing, holding sceptre and thunderbolt, eagle at feet, garlands or curtains above; above temple, bull (?) leaping right; ΚΥΡΗϹΤΩΝ in exergue
References: RPC VIII 7845

Vivid orange desert patina.

Collection : Roman Provincial